North Korea has reacted for the first time to the political crisis in South Korea, criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a "dictatorship over the people". In a commentary published by state news agency KCNA, the Pyongyang regime called the president's action "crazy" and described South Korea as a "gangster state".
The statement came after Yoon's failed attempt to declare martial law to suppress what he called "pro-North and anti-state forces". Martial law, which lasted just six hours before being lifted by Parliament, led to South Korea's worst political crisis in decades.
KCNA reported that during the attempt to enforce martial law, soldiers and helicopters were deployed to prevent lawmakers from entering the national assembly building. Meanwhile, mass protests erupted against the president's actions, including banners and light sticks, while demanding his impeachment.
Experts suggest that North Korea and authoritarian countries such as China and Russia may take advantage of the crisis in South Korea for geopolitical advantage. Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University, told The Guardian that authoritarian regimes often hope that crises in democratic countries will weaken their alliances and rivals.
While in North Korea the population faces poverty and hunger, Kim Jong-un continues to invest in nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. (A2 Televizion)
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