North Korea's Kim sacks No 2 military official amid nuclear, missile push
North Korea has sacked Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Sunday.
Pak, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party and a secretary of the party's Central Committee, was replaced by Ri Yong Gil at the committee's key meeting last week, state-run television KRT’s news reader said.
KRT footage showed Pak sitting in the front row of the podium with his head down during the meeting while other members raised their hands to vote on personnel issues. His seat was later shown unoccupied.
Pak's dismissal comes despite Kim mostly lauding the military's advances in weapons development during the meeting, unlike other areas where he pointed out some faults and called for improvement.
Reuters
