SEOUL: South Korea's defence ministry said Friday it has excluded Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Kang Dong-gil from duty over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid in late 2024.
The move came a day after the ministry took a similar action against Ground Operations Commander General Joo Sung-un over suspicions of martial law involvement, marking the second such suspension of a four-star general appointed under South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's administration.
"The defence ministry excluded the chief of naval operations as of Friday as allegations in relation to the insurrection case have been identified, " ministry spokesperson Chung Binna said in a briefing, Yonhap News Agency reported.