North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt

State media in neighbouring country that has been ruled by a dictatorial dynasty since 1948 breaks silence to criticise President Yoon’s ‘gangster nation’North Korea has broken its silence over the political turmoil in South Korea, with state media describing, without any apparent hint of irony, how its president had unleashed a “dictatorship on the people”.The commentary, released on Wednesday by North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency, was the first time the regime had commented publicly on the chaos that followed President Yoon Suk Yeol’s doomed attempt last week to impose martial law to root out what he described as “pro-North Korean, anti-state forces”. Continue reading...

North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt

State media in neighbouring country that has been ruled by a dictatorial dynasty since 1948 breaks silence to criticise President Yoon’s ‘gangster nation’

North Korea has broken its silence over the political turmoil in South Korea, with state media describing, without any apparent hint of irony, how its president had unleashed a “dictatorship on the people”.

The commentary, released on Wednesday by North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency, was the first time the regime had commented publicly on the chaos that followed President Yoon Suk Yeol’s doomed attempt last week to impose martial law to root out what he described as “pro-North Korean, anti-state forces”. Continue reading...