South Korea's spy agency says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and suffers obesity-related health problems including high blood pressure and diabetes. The National Intelligence Service told lawmakers on Monday that North Korean officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat Kim's health problems.
In this photo provided on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, by the North Korea n government, North Korea n leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a meeting of Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea held from June 28 until July 1, in Pyongyang, North Korea . Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korea n government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.
Some observers said Kim, who is about 170 centimeters tall and previously weighed 140 kilograms , appeared to have lost a large amount of weight in 2021,On Monday, the National Intelligence Service, South Korea’s main spy agency, told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing that Kim weighs about 140 kilograms again and belongs to a high-risk group for certain diseases, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting.
North Korea is one of the most secretive countries in the world, and there are virtually no ways for outsiders to know Kim’s exact health conditions. The NIS also has a spotty record in confirming developments in North Korea.
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