[1] He was also accused of embezzling funds, originally intended for fertilizer, which had been given by Kim Jong Il, as well as of having been a counter-revolutionary South Korean spy from the very beginning who stayed behind in the north to infiltrate the Workers' Party.

[3] As a result, he was executed by firing squad publicly by the North Korean government.

[3][4] An unidentified defector once claimed that some officials of the Socialist Youth League were executed around the same time, reportedly for "corrupt financial dealings" with South Korean intelligence agents.

[2] This was followed by a later purge of several other high government officials, also accused of being South Korean collaborators as well.

[2][3] It has been speculated that Kim Chol-man replaced his position regarding the agriculture portfolio.