North Korean destroyer accident leaves Kim Jong Un furious - what will happen to the four people held responsible and detained?

By the 26th, authorities had arrested four people in connection with the accident on the 21st of this month, when a 5,000-ton destroyer built by North Korea failed to launch. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency announced the fourth detainee on the same day.
The article reported that the deputy director of the Workers' Party of Korea's munitions industry department, who was killed in the accident, "bears great responsibility for the occurrence of this serious accident." The accident occurred right in front of General Secretary Kim Jung Eun, who was attending the launching ceremony.
Kim Jong Un's plan to demonstrate the strengthening of the navy has failed, and he is furious that his reputation has been damaged. He has indicated that he will consider how to deal with those involved at an important meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea to be held next month.
What will become of the four arrested? The accident occurred at a shipyard in Jun Jin (Shinhwa) in the eastern part of North Korea. On the 21st, the destroyer that was to be unveiled at the launching ceremony was transported when the cart of the ship broke.
The lance collapsed, and the stern slid into the sea first, and the ship capsized. On that day, the destroyer was launched using the "side launch" method, in which the ship slid sideways into the sea. However, this method required the bow and stern to slide into the sea.
This method requires more advanced equipment than a "head-on launch," in which the ship slides toward the water, or a "float launch," in which water is pumped to the site where the ship is built or allowed to flow naturally to float the ship.
An investigation group made up of experts is currently investigating the cause of the accident. On the 23rd, the group said through the Korean Central News Agency that "the starboard side of the ship was damaged, and one of the structural passages in the stern was damaged."
"It has been confirmed that a certain amount of seawater has flowed into the facility," the agency said. The extent of the damage is "not serious." The Open Source Centre, a non-profit research organisation based in the UK, said:
Recently, satellite images taken at the Chongjin shipyard on the 22nd were released. The images show the destroyer lying on its side with part of its hull stuck on the wharf and submerged in water.
The body was covered with a large amount of blue tarpaulin. The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a US think tank, also released similar satellite photos. The institute said that the Chongjin shipyard, which manufactured the destroyer involved in the accident,
He pointed out that Tokoro mainly handles cargo ships and fishing boats, and speculated that the company lacked expertise in manufacturing and launching large ships. The accident occurred right in front of Kim Jong Un, who was attending the launching ceremony.
Kim, whose reputation was damaged by the accident in which the large vessel he was trying to demonstrate national prestige capsized underwater, said, "This was caused by carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism. It should never have happened.
It is a serious, unacceptable accident and a criminal act," he said in a furious tone. He also ordered the ship's hull to be rebuilt within six months. The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, headed by Kim, also said, "The person responsible must be
The crimes cannot go unpunished under any circumstances. On the 25th, the Korean Central News Agency reported that Chongjin Shipyard Chief Engineer Kang Jong Chol, shipbuilding workshop director Han Kyong Hak, and administrative deputy director Kim Yong Hak had
The agency also reported on the following day, 26th, that judicial authorities had also arrested Ri Hyon Song, deputy director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Workers' Party of Korea.
These four people are reportedly the ones being arrested. It is unusual for North Korea to name and arrest people. In addition, Hong Gil-ho, the director of the shipyard, is said to have turned himself in to a judicial institution prior to this.
The latest case is that Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader, has expressed anger by calling the crimes "criminal," and those arrested could be subject to severe punishment.
In July of last year, North Korea was hit by heavy rains in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, near the border with China.
At an emergency expanded meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held in 2016, it was announced that "those who have caused unacceptable damage to human life by neglecting the responsible duties entrusted to them by the party and the country will be severely punished."
Later, in September, South Korean broadcaster TV Chosun reported, citing a South Korean government official, that 20 to 30 senior officials in the affected areas were shot to death in a mass shooting.
In the past, when North Korea failed to wrap-up a military reconnaissance satellite, Kim was executed by the National Space Development Agency.
There have been cases where senior officials were reprimanded but those in charge of the practical aspects were not held accountable and thus avoided purging.