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The new position is one of the three closest collaborators leader and has advanced knowledge in missile technology.
His predecessor, Ri Yong-Gil, was executed this month accused of corruption and of forming a political faction
North Korean media have confirmed that the scheme has a new chief of staff, after various media in South Korea announced that Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of this month who previously held the post.
Ri Myong-Su, former minister of People's Security, was introduced as "Chief of Staff of the Korean People's Army" in a meeting with the official news agency KCNA on military exercises led by leader Kim Jong-Un.
According to Professor Yang Moo-Jin, of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, the new chief of staff is one of the three closest collaborators leader and has advanced knowledge in missile technology.
The implementation of the previous army chief
His predecessor, Ri Yong-Gil, was executed this month in what would be the final chapter in a series of purges at the highest level of the state, according to South Korean media quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Ri Yong-Gil had been accused of corruption and form a political faction, Yonhap said.
The information sometimes confirmed and sometimes not, about purges, executions and disappearances have been frequent since Kim Jong-Un succeeded in power to his father Kim Jong-Il, who died in December 2011.
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