North Korea executes military chief: Reports
"Army Gen. Ri Yong-gil, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, also faced charges of pursuing personal gains," South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported quoting sources.
The news agency quoting a source reported that Ri was executed last week around the time North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a joint meeting of the North's ruling Workers' Party and the military.
Ri Yong-gil was appointed as the military chief of the country in 2013.
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