North Korea restricts citizens to have same name as Kim Jong Un’s daughter : Reports

Authorities in North Korea are reportedly forcing girls and women who share the same name as Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, to change their name to something else, Radio Free Asia reported.

“The Ministry of Security in Jeongju City summoned women registered with the resident registration department under the name ‘Ju Ae’ to the Ministry of Safety to change their names,” a source was quoted by Radio Free Asia as saying.

The source added that a 12-year-old girl in their neighbourhood was named Ju Ae, and her parents were told to report to the Ministry of Safety to change her birth certificate.

Over the last few months, Ju Ae accompanies her father at important events, leading to a speculation that she might be next in line to lead the country.

North Korea has been prohibiting it’s people from using the same names that its leaders possess as part of the regime’s effort to encourage the public to revere its leaders, said South China Morning Post.