South Korea's government disciplinary board has decided to sack a senior diplomat in Japan for harassing a staff member for months, the foreign ministry said Monday.
The decision was made on Thursday and reported to the foreign ministry earlier in the day, according to the ministry.
The head of a South Korean consulate general in Japan was earlier reported to have habitually used swear words when talking to her secretary. She was also accused of mistreating the secretary by throwing a pen or a tissue box at her.