Hwang Pyong-So, shown speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, has been removed as director of the military's General Political Bureau AFP/KNS
Channel News Asia/AFP: North Korea confirms dismissal of top military general
North Korea state media on Friday confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he had been fired for corruption.
SEOUL: North Korea state media on Friday (Feb 9) confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he had been fired for corruption.
The North's KCNA news agency, reporting on a military parade in Pyongyang the previous day, introduced armed forces minister Kim Jong Gak as vice marshal and director of the military's General Political Bureau - a post previously held by Hwang.
The General Political Bureau is the North's most powerful military body, in charge of assigning officers to posts and keeping ideological control over its estimated 1.3 million troops.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2018
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