Administration of the President of the Republic of Korea believed the rumors appeared in media reports that the Chairman of the state Council of the DPRK Kim Jong-UN had undergone a surgical operation. This was reported on Sunday Agency Yonhap, citing a senior South Korean official.
"the media speculation was building about [transferred] Kim [Jong-UN] operations, as evidence of making changes in his gait," he said.
According to him, these rumors are believed to be in Seoul, not true. He did not specify on what basis was such a conclusion.
On the hand, Kim Jong UN appeared a mysterious trail
Kim Jong-UN on 11 April chaired a meeting of the Politburo of the workers ‘ party of Korea (TPK) on issues of domestic policy, and then until may 1 in the media of the DPRK are no reports of its appearance on formal occasions. As reported by the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea (KCNA), on Friday, North Korean leader attended the opening ceremony Sunzhenskogo fertilizer plant.
The absence of the Chairman of the state Council of the DPRK at the annual session of the Supreme people’s Assembly (SPA) on 12 April and the ceremony on the occasion of the 108th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung on 15 April led to the emergence of Western and South Korean media claims about the health problems of Kim Jong-UN and his alleged experiences of the operation. Chinese officials and US President, Donald trump questioned the authenticity of this information.
Western and South Korean media had previously made presentations about the leadership of North Korea, however they were not confirmed.