The unexpected reshuffle happened in the Ministry of Defence of North Korea. The country leader and Supreme Commander Kim Jong-un replaced the Head of the Military Department for the third time. The world got to know about the new assignment by the announcement at the concert. It was said that the ceremony is attended by the Minister of People's Armed Forces Jang Jong Nam, although several days ago that position was occupied by Kim Kyok Sik.
Jang Jong Nam used to be a commanding officer of the First Corps of the Korean People's Army in Kangwon. Kim Jong-un reshuffles the government in accordance with his personal preferences. He tries to bring new people to governance.
The adherent of South and North Korea conflict Kim Kyok Sik assigned to this post seven month ago was dismissed. The ex-Minister propagated the strict policy towards U.S.A. The experts confirm that he was the one to be responsible for the artillery strikes on military bases on the Yeonpyeong island as well as for the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan. Pyongyang does not make any official announcements about the new assignments and its reasons. According to the analysts, such changes in the military department can mean that North Korea wants to ease the confrontation with the South.
Despite the thaw, the DPRK is still being subjected to attacks, but now to cyber ones. The gang, which calls itself Anonymous, captured the site of the Voice of Korea radio station and left a sign “hacked” on the home page.
