the public executions of 14 people suspected of corruption...

the public executions of 14 people suspected of corruption took place in Shinuiju and Yeomjoo, North Korea, immediately after the trials and 30 shots were fired into each person, a source from Shinuiju said in an interview with the Daily NK on July 29.
The public executions were done in order to finish up an inspection in Shinuiju, which began in March and has lasted more than four months. Those killed were charged with receiving funds from the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS), for leaking national secrets, opening accounts in China, and accumulating private wealth. The source said, "Those who were executed were officials of the Trade Business Office in China and people who had engaged in trade with China in Shinuiiu and Yeomjoo. The authorities announced that in Yeomjoo, those who used to gather and sell marine products to China were linked to the NIS and were accused of selling national intelligence and accumulating two million Yuan (approximately USD297,000) in Chinese banks as private assets." He added, "The deceased also had guardians among high Party officials in Pyongyang who had turned a blind-eye and protected them. However, not even one high-level official was exposed during the inspections."