Ri Hyong Son
Ri Hyong Son is a high-ranking official in North Korea, serving as the vice department director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Party Central Committee. Recently, he was arrested in connection with a launch accident involving Kim Jong Un's newest warship, which partially sank at a shipyard, leading to a rare admission of fault from the North Korean leadership.
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Ri Hyong-son, the deputy director of the ruling Workers' Party's Munitions Industry Department, has been arrested over the incident.
North Korea launches warship after earlier failed attempt
United Kingdom· 2025-06-06
Ri Hyong-son, vice department director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Party Central Committee, was summoned and detained on Sunday.
North Korea detains another official over warship accident
Taiwan· 2025-05-27
Ri Hyong Son is the deputy director of the Munitions Industry Department and is considered largely responsible for the serious accident.
Βόρεια Κορέα: Τέσσερις συλλήψεις για το βυθισμένο αντιτορπιλικό
Greece· 2025-05-27
Ri Hyong Son was arrested for being highly responsible for the occurrence of the severe accident during the warship launch.
Kim Jong Un und der Schiffsskandal: wie Nordkorea reagiert
Switzerland· 2025-05-26
Ri Hyong Son is the deputy director of the Ministry of Munitions who was declared strongly responsible for the incident.
Cinque arresti dopo il disastroso varo della nave da guerra: la purga di Kim Jong-un «costerà alla Nord Corea alcuni dei suoi migliori ingegneri navali»
Italy· 2025-05-26
Ri Hyong-son was arrested for being largely responsible for the serious accident during the warship launch.
North Korea arrests senior official over warship launch failureUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-26
Ri Hyong Son was greatly responsible for the occurrence of the serious accident.
North Korea arrests four over failed warship launch as images show vessel shielded from prying eyes
United States· 2025-05-26
