As of today (10th), President Moon Jae-in approved the discharge of Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Seong-yong, who expressed his resignation on the 7th in connection with the death of an Air Force noncommissioned officer.
Park Soo-hyeon, senior presidential secretary for public communication at the Blue House, said in a briefing today, "After going through the relevant procedures of each institution, including the Board of Audit and Inspection, it has been confirmed that there are no procedural problems."
Park said, "It has been understood that there has been no action to reduce or cover up the incident as the Air Force Chief of Staff in relation to the death of a sexual assault noncommissioned officer. I did.
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