According to the Report, this was reported by the Yonhap agency.
"Today, the president accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Jong-hyun and allowed him to resign from office," said the head of the secretariat of the presidential administration, Jung Jin-seok.
Earlier, South Korean media reported that the Minister of National Defense recommended that the president impose martial law.
Kim Yong Hyun later apologized to the citizens and submitted his resignation on the afternoon of December 5 amid protests in the country.
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Choi Byung Hyuk has been proposed for the post of defense minister, "who not only has extensive knowledge of the security sector, but also has extensive practical experience," Yonhap notes.
