Former Drone Operations Command chief Kim Yong-dae (Army major general), who was investigated by the special counsel on insurrection over the "Pyongyang drone allegations" and put on trial, has been dismissed.
Jung Bit-na, Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson, said on the 12th at a regular briefing that "one general indicted without detention for abuse of power and obstruction of another's rights has been given a heavy disciplinary punishment."
Kim, the former commander, is accused of directing an operation to deploy drones over Pyongyang in Oct. 2024 on the orders of former President Yoon Suk-yeol and former Minister Kim Yong-hyun of the Ministry of National Defense, bypassing the normal reporting chain.
Kim was indicted on charges including abuse of power, falsifying official documents, and issuing and filing false orders and reports, and was removed from his post on Dec. 10 last year.
The Ministry of National Defense convened a military disciplinary committee on the 5th for generals, including Kim, who are suspected of involvement in emergency martial law.