Hearing for military chief-nominee due Wed.

The National Assembly Defense Committee said Sunday that it will hold a confirmation hearing for Gen. Han Min-koo, chairman-nominee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Wednesday.

The Ministry of National Defense last week reshuffled top military commanders in the aftermath of the sinking of a South Korean Navy ship near the inter-Korean border in the West Sea on March 26.

Han previously held the post of Army chief of staff. If confirmed, he will replace Gen. Lee Sang-eui as JCS chairman.

A Seoul-led multinational investigation team concluded last month that the 1,200-ton Cheonan was sunk by a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine. The incident took the lives of 46 sailors.