Part 9/17:
Hung Lee recounts the event that cemented his decision to escape: the brutal purge orchestrated by Kim Jong-un, who murdered his own uncle and hundreds of officials in 2013. This power consolidation, combined with ongoing purges and executions, exemplified the instability and brutality of regime dictatorship.
He describes his growing fear and disillusionment, recognizing that meaningful change was impossible within the current system. After witnessing his family's and friends’ arrests, disappearances, and executions—often in horrific ways—he and his father decided they could no longer endure life under such a repressive regime.