Report from South Korea: Hereditary succession is criticized by North Koreans A previously confidential report outlining the actual socioeconomic circumstances in North Korea was made public by the Unification Ministry of South Korea. The survey data used in the publication comes from interviews with more than 6,000 North Korean defectors. The study emphasizes dissatisfaction with Pyongyang's system of hereditary control as well as negative opinions of Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea. Eunice Kim of Al Jazeera reports from Seoul.