Kim's executed uncle's wife likely involved in husband's execution

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's aunt seem to be involved in making the final decision to execute her husband over power abuse and trying to overthrow the state.

He husband, Jang Song Thaek, was branded as a "traitor for all ages" and "despicable human scum" who was "worse than a dog," the Independent reports.

According to the state news agency KCNA, a tribunal had examined Jang's crimes, which included attempting to overthrow the state by all sorts of conspiracies and disgraceful methods with an ambition to grab the supreme power of the party and the state.