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State funeral commission for the late Hyon Chol Hae constituted

Date: 20/05/2022 | Source: Voice of Korea (EN) | Read original version at source

The Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, and the State Affairs Commission and the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea noted that the funeral of the late Hyon Chol Hae shall be held as a state funeral.

They constituted the state funeral commission for the late Hyon Chol Hae.

The state funeral commission consisted of the respected Kim Jong Un as its Chairman and 183 members including Choe Ryong Hae, Jo Yong Won, Kim Tok Hun, Pak Jong Chon and Ri Pyong Chol.

The state funeral commission made public that the bier of the late Hyon Chol Hae has been placed in the April 25 House of Culture, the condolers coming to bid their last farewell to the deceased shall be received between 9 and 12 o'clock and between 15 and 20 o'clock on May 20 and 21 and the coffin of the deceased leave for the cemetery at 9 o'clock on May 22.

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