According to news report, he rose after Kim Jong-il’s death. He used to be the commander of N. Korea’s 5th Corps. So he may be viewed as Kim Jong-un’s man. I wonder what made Kim ax a man he personally picked not long ago. On the other hand, it does not take much to offend Kim and be executed these days.
That is true.
Whatever happened, it seemed to have happened February 8, 2016 at the rally in Pyongyang.