The new decree directs parents to desist from naming their babies “Kim”. All those already bearing the name have been asked to go and “voluntarily change their names and make changes to official documents such as identity cards and educational qualifications.
Authorities have also been ordered
to reject any birth certificates belonging to babies sharing the 31-year old leader's
name.
Citizens have also been reportedly banned
from sharing the names of Kim's predecessors Kim Il-sung and his son Kim
Jong-il.
According to the document, "Authorities
should make sure that there is no one making unnecessary complaints or
spreading gossip... regarding this project."
The punishment for defying the
directive was not stated but who would dare the Kim Jong-un?
Questions have been raised over the health
of the leader who is overweight and rumoured to be suffering with gout and a
hip joint problem. The new law is believed to be part of an effort to create a
cult of personality around Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-un assumed office in 2011
following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il.
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