Who Is Kim Pyong Il? North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Feels Threatened By Uncle, Keeping Close Watch On Him, Report Says

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has sent a senior official from the country’s state security ministry — also considered to be secret police or spy agency — to keep a watch on his uncle Kim Pyong Il in the Czech Republic, according to a report in a South Korean newspaper Monday. Kim Pyong Il serves as the reclusive nation’s ambassador to the Czech Republic.

Kim Pyong Il is a half-brother of late North Korean leader and Kim Jong Un’s father Kim Jong Il. He is popular in the country due to his reported resemblance to his father Kim Il Sung.