South Korea’s defense minister resigns after military crisis: Report | News

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South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun resigned following President Yoon Suk-yeol’s temporary declaration of martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol accepted the resignation of the country’s Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and appointed the country’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as the new defense minister, according to the country’s Yonhap news agency.

The presidential office confirmed the appointment of Choi, a former army general, as the new defense minister on Thursday.

According to the Reuters news agency, Kim reportedly advised President Yoon to declare martial law on Tuesday night, a move that was quickly canceled after South Korea’s parliament voted for Yoon to reverse his decision.

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