North Korea executes man by firing squad for violating COVID-19 quarantine rules

North Korea has reportedly executed a citizen in public for violating "emergency quarantine measures" in the country. 

According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), a citizen in North Korea was executed by firing squad shooting, after the man was accused of smuggling with his Chinese business partners.

The report said the public execution was ordered in an effort to scare other citizens into strict compliance with the emergency quarantine measures in the country.

North Korea, which shares a border with China, has repeatedly claimed it is Covid-free but the government have implemented a number of severe lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of the virus, including a ban on travel between provinces.