The issue focused on the character of the former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who was once at the top of the country's political system. The former leader's cult of personality and his ability to control the country's security forces at the time of his death have been used as an example of the North's ability to create a single person to hold the country together. The character of Kim Jong-il is said to have been in the top 5-6 in the country's political hierarchy. The former leader