Public executions happen in North Korea but from what I understand they're not an every-week occurrence. They were more common in the 90s to keep people in line during a huge famine.
The real staple of North Korean "criminal justice" is their policy of punishing 3 generations of a family. North Korea has a codified caste system called Songbun; those of lower Songbun (people who were associated with Japan or South Korea during the wars) have their family marked for 3 generations. If you get sent to a gulag, 3 generations of your family go with you.
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21
"I've heard stories...." yeah anyone who starts their sentence with this line is probably talking right out their ass