North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported for the first time about the ongoing political turmoil in South Korea after President Yun Suk-yeol's attempt to impose martial law in the country, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The surprise declaration of martial law last week has raised fears of a power vacuum and plunged Asia's fourth-largest economy and a key US ally into a constitutional crisis, causing tremors on the diplomatic and economic fronts.
After a week of silence, the KCNA today published an article in which it spoke of growing "social unrest" in its southern neighbor as a result of the martial law crisis. The publication did not contain much commentary, but drew attention to reports in South Korean and international media, focusing on a series of protests joined by over a million people calling for the president's impeachment.
"Puppet Yun Suk-yeol, who was already facing a serious governance crisis and impeachment, unexpectedly declared martial law and unleashed the weapons of the fascist dictatorship against the people," the KCNA said.
"His reckless act, reminiscent of the coup during the military dictatorship decades ago, was strongly condemned by all sectors of society, including the opposition party, and further ignited public desire for impeachment," the North Korean agency added.