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Following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed move to enforce martial law, North Korea criticized South Korea, labeling it a “fascist dictatorship” on Wednesday.
After approximately a week of silence following Yoon’s unsuccessful attempt thwarted by the country’s parliament, Kim’s government addressed the situation through its state-controlled news channel, KCNA.
“The shocking incident of the puppet Yoon Suk Yeol regime, which was faced with a serious governance crisis and an impeachment crisis, suddenly declared a martial law decree and unhesitatingly wielded the guns and knives of its fascist dictatorship,” KCNA said in a report.
While the legislature blocked Yoon’s attempt to enforce martial law earlier this month, it failed in an impeachment vote against Yoon this week. Investigations into Yoon’s power grab remain active, however.
South Korea’s Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted suicide after being arrested in a government scandal. (AP)
South Korea’s former defense minister, Kim Yong Hyun, attempted suicide while in detention over the president’s martial law declaration before officials stopped him.
The main liberal opposition Democratic Party plans to hold a second impeachment vote against Yoon on Saturday for his declaration to impose martial law after the first attempt failed.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP)
Shin Yong Hae, commissioner general of the Korea Correctional Service, told lawmakers Wednesday at a parliament committee meeting that Kim attempted to kill himself overnight at a detention center in the capital of Seoul but that the attempt to end his life was unsuccessful after officials stopped him.
