North Korean defector says Kim Jong Un not leaving power anytime soon

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s grip on power inside the hermit kingdom is stronger than ever despite reports he is in ill health, a defector with contacts inside Pyongyang told The Post.

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The 36-year-old ruler has for months been dogged by rumors that he is gravely ill and possibly in a coma — fueling speculation that his younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, could take control of the brutal regime.

But in an exclusive phone interview with The Post this week, North Korean dissident Yeonmi Park, 26, said the strongman isn’t going anywhere.

“I still have contacts in North Korea and people in North Korea giving me information,” she said from her home in Chicago.

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