North Korean state media on Wednesday referenced South Korea's martial law drama for the first time since Dec. 3, describing President Yun Seok-Yeol's actions as “shocking.”
The report condemned Yoon as a “fascist dictator” and the South Korean soldiers who followed his orders as “gangsters.”
North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) makes disparaging remarks explained The Yun administration is a “puppet government,” which probably means a puppet of the United States.
North Korean authorities accused Yoon of “suddenly declaring martial law, brandishing the guns and knives of the fascist dictatorship without hesitation, and wreaking havoc throughout South Korea.''
“Facing the possibility of being expelled, Mr. Yun Seok-Yeol committed an outrageous act reminiscent of the coup d'état several decades ago during the military dictatorship, which drew strong criticism from all walks of life, including opposition parties and the public.” Impeachment “This further fueled the anger of the public,” the report said. said.
“Several helicopters and fully armed martial law forces, including gang members from the Army Special Warfare Command, were called in to block Parliament,” the report said.
KCNA concluded, “The martial law incident has exposed the fragility of South Korean society, and the international community is placing strict scrutiny on Yun Seok-Yeol, with the assessment that his political career may come to an early end.'' I attached it.
Monitoring site NK News noticed North Korea is generally keen on trumpeting news that could make the South Korean government appear weak or corrupt, while considering a martial law disaster. He said he had to wait an unusually long time. KCNA had been running critical reports on Yun since before the imposition of martial law, but stopped mentioning him at all for a week afterward.
Jonathan Corrado, policy director at the New York nonprofit Korea Society; said Radio Free Asia (RFA) North Korea may have been wary of reporting on martial law too quickly or too closely. Because even “bad” news about South Korea gives people held captive in North Korea a chance to take a closer look at the place they would rather live.
Collado recalled how in 2016 and 2017, North Korea gleefully reported on the ousting of South Korean President Park Geun-hye on corruption charges, which encouraged residents of North Korea's bleak cities to “It revealed the extent of modernization,” he said, “and showed it to the North Korean people.” The scope of civil society and democracy in South Korea. ”
Lee Hyun-sun, a North Korean defector who now works as a strategist at the World Peace Foundation in Maryland, is worried that North Korea will accidentally change the narrative, leading to South Korea's biggest political crisis in 40 years. He suggested that North Korea may be keeping quiet about the issue. .
“North Korea believes that President Yoon will be impeached,” Lee said. “They are staying silent because they believe that if they come forward, it could give conservatives an excuse to oppose impeachment.”
Lee also said that North Korea has “organizations that operate to influence South Korea” and wants those organizations to operate with less scrutiny in a moment of crisis in South Korea. , he also thought that North Korea might be reluctant to draw attention to itself.
uk guardian There was a buzz North Korea's “irony” is really teeth It is ruled by a fascist dictator and has accused Yoon of unleashing South Korea's “people's dictatorship.” KCNA also flattered the kind of protests against Yoon in Seoul that would never be tolerated against Pyongyang dictator Kim Jong Un.
Leif Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said: “The leaders of Russia, China and especially North Korea are probably gleefully watching the political turmoil in South Korea, sensing a geopolitical advantage.'' Deaf,” he said. Guardian.
“Authoritarian regimes believe that if they manage to stay in power, they can outlive their democratic rivals, who end up hurting themselves, becoming dysfunctional, and falling out with their allies,” Easley said. spoke.
Another consideration is North Korea's decision to become involved in the Ukraine war on Russia's behalf. With thousands of troops on the ground in Russia fighting Ukraine's invasion of the Kursk Oblast, North Korea may be hoping to avoid causing too much trouble with its southern neighbor for a while. .
