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North Korea's Army Chief, General Kim Kyok-sik, was remove from his post and disappeared from sight. The General led the North Korean delegation to Havana early in July, where the illegal weapons smuggling deal was arranged and met with Raul Castro,Kim Jong un purges North Koreas army chief
Kim Jong-un purges North Korea's army chief - Telegraph
By Julian Ryall, Tokyo
9:35AM BST 30 Aug 2013
Kim Jong-un is apparently keeping up his purge of undesirable elements within the upper echelons of North Korean society with the reported sacking of his hawkish army chief.
Kim Kyok-sik, who is believed to have been behind the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan and the bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island in late 2010, has disappeared from the list of senior regime officials attending public events in recent weeks.
"We are closely watching developments in the North, believing that Kim Kyok-sik has been replaced by Ri Yong-gil, the chief of operations for the Army General Staff," a source in the South Korean government told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
North Korean media have also pictured Ri with new four-star insignia.
Analysts believe that Kim Kyok-sik has been replaced as Kim Jong-un attempts to stamp his own influence on the military and replace those who were loyal to his father's regime with his own hand-picked acolytes.
It is evident that the Castroit regime and the North Korea dictatorship decided to take out of circulation the two inconvenient generals involve in the North Korean ship weapons smuggling.