The state - run North Korean news agency attacks ` ` misinformation '' from ` ` ' media '' South Korean website . North Koreans were punished for not mourning enough . The mourning concerns Kim Jong Il , the North Korea leader who died last month . Kim died last month after 17 years of repressive rule over the secretive state , setting off deep uncertainty about North Korea 's future . The South Korean report is based on an anonymous source inside North Korea .
The state - run North Korean news agency attacks ` ` misinformation '' from ` ` ' media '' South Korean website . North Koreans were punished for not mourning enough . The mourning concerns Kim Jong Il , the North Korea leader who died last month . The South Korean report is based on an anonymous source inside North Korea .