My family's rule in North Korea must end, says Kim Jong Il's eldest son
Family fortunes: Kim Jong Nam is reportedly out of favour in Pyongyang
12 April 2012
The eldest son of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il says he opposes a hereditary transfer of power to a third generation of his family.
Kim Jong Nam spoke out after North Korea unveiled his younger half-brother, Kim Jong Un, as successor to their father in Pyongyang.
Japan's TV Asahi showed Kim making the remarks in footage shown from an interview in Beijing on Saturday.
Kim Jong Nam was once considered likely to succeed his father, but he reportedly fell out of favour after being caught trying to enter Japan on a false passport in 2001.
He said that while he was against the succession, it should still be accepted if there were internal factors for carrying it out.
