Lee Young - ho was bodyguard to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for ten years . He remembers a senior official who once used Kim Jong Il 's private elevator and ashtray . He describes him as a man surrounded by terrified advisors . Lee was caught trying to escape in 2002 and sent to an infamous prison camp . He says he fears the current North Korean leader may be even worse than his predecessor .
Lee Young - ho was bodyguard to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for ten years . He describes him as a man surrounded by terrified advisors . Lee was caught trying to escape in 2002 and sent to an infamous prison camp . He says he fears the current North Korean leader may be even worse than his predecessor .