Kim Jong Un's Death Could Lead To Mass Destruction Of North Korean Concentration Camps, Author Claims

The exact nature of life inside North Korea's concentration camps continues to be elusive, but a few escaped prisoners have shed light on the brutal prisons. As reported by GOOD Magazine, Kang Chol-hwan, who escaped from the Yodok concentration camp after 10 years, wrote of his experience in his book The Aquariums of Pyongyang. According to Kang, life in the camp was defined by desperation and executions, including public hangings. Another North Korea prison camp survivor claims that he was regularly stripped naked, hung upside down, and tortured with water and fire.

As The Inquisitr reported, military expert David Maxwell, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, claims that Kim's death could destabilize the region and lead to military conflict. He also believes that the dictator's alleged passing could spark a wave of refugees into South Korea and the United States.

According to Maxwell, the possible military conflict would be significantly more destructive than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Units of the North Korean People's Army are going to compete for resources and survival," he said, adding that this will create an "internal conflict" that could lead to a "widespread civil war."