This decision came after Kim Yong-hyun, who is known to be partially responsible for declaring short-term martial law, expressed his resignation.
advertisementSeveral media outlets reported that President Yoon Seok-yeol accepted the resignation of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun. It is known that Mr. Kim advised Mr. Yoon to declare martial law.
This is President Yoon’s first resignation since he declared martial law for a short period of time and a political crisis erupted across the country.
Local media reported that the president nominated Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Choi Byeong-hyuk as the new defense minister.
The decision comes at a time when Yoon’s own political future is uncertain, with the opposition party filing a motion to impeach the president on Wednesday after a crisis that has plunged the country into political chaos has raised questions about his ability to govern.
