PHOTO RELEASED ON MAY 11, 2016, BY THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT VIA KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY (KCNA) AND KOREA NEWS SERVICE (KNS), JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION; AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUST
In this photo distributed on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, by the North Korean government, Ri Yong Gil, then North Korean military chief, poses for a photo. Seoul's intelligence agents get battered in the press and by lawmakers for their gaffes, including one regarding Ri Yong Gil, the former head of North Korea's military. Officials in Seoul's National Intelligence Service, the country's main spy agency, reportedly said Ri had been executed, but at this month's ruling-party congress, he was seen not only alive but also in possession of several new titles. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION