North Korea announced on Friday it had executed the uncle of the Leader Kim Jong-Un, branding veteran fixer Jang Song-Thaek a "traitor for all ages.”

North Korea announced on Friday it had executed the uncle of the Leader Kim Jong-Un, branding veteran fixer Jang Song-Thaek a "traitor for all ages.”

In a stunning downfall, Jang -- who had been seen as Kim's political regent and the country's unofficial number two -- was executed on Thursday immediately after a special military trial, state news agency KCNA.

In a viciously worded attack it said he committed such a "hideous crime as attempting to overthrow the state by all sorts of intrigues and despicable methods with a wild ambition to grab the supreme power of our party and state."

The report portrayed Jang as decadent and corrupt, "stretching his tentacles" into every area of national affairs. In a rare admission of economic strife, it also blamed him for the failings of the hungry and impoverished nation.

Jang, 67, played a key role in cementing the leadership of the inexperienced Kim when he succeeded his father Kim Jong-Il in 2011, but analysts said his power and influence had become increasingly resented.

State media showed a stooped and handcuffed Jang being led away from the military trial, flanked by two officers, one of whom had a hand on the back of his neck.