Kim Jong-il's eldest son suffering from financial problems " (Heredity succession) does not fit socialism and my father was against it," he was quoted as saying at the time. The late Kim handed over power to 40-year-old Jong-nam's younger half-brother Kim Jong-un upon his death in December. "It looks like the Politburo has decided to punish the 'Communist playboy' and stopped sending him money," Argumenty i Fakty quoted The Macau Post Daily director Harald Bruning as saying. The weekly cited an unnamed Macau administration as saying that the local authorities were generally nervous about the eldest son's presence in the region. Who knows what might happen to him. What if there is an assassination attempt against him, a blast or a contract killing? We do not need problems. The same official said Jong-nam's luxury apartment that he rented for his wife was paid for by the Chinese secret service while his spending money came primarily from North Korea.