Lee Gun-wan, president of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), was dismissed on the 28th, officials confirmed.
An official at the Ministry of National Defense said on the 28th that an inspection by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration had found that Lee violated the Act on the Management of Public Institutions and other related laws. The ministry proceeded with procedures under those laws, including recommending his dismissal, the official said.
The dismissal was finalized that day and notified to ADD, the ministry said. Lee had been under suspicion of personal misconduct, according to sources.
Under the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, the head of an institution may be dismissed, or a dismissal recommendation may be requested from the head of the supervising agency, following a resolution by the board of directors.
Lee, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, served as chief of the operations division at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commander of the Air Force's 11th Fighter Wing, Air Force vice chief of staff and commander of the Air Force Operations Command before taking office as ADD president in May 2024 under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.
