Calling it a "shocking incident," Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, "The puppet Yoon Suk Yeol, who had already faced a serious crisis of governance and impeachment, declared martial law unexpectedly and unleashed the guns of the fascist dictatorship on the people."
It added, "His insane act, reminiscent of the coup during the military dictatorship decades ago, has drawn strong condemnation from all walks of life, including the opposition party, and further explored the public's fervor for impeachment."
KCNA also reported widespread protests and candlelight rallies in South Korea after attempts to impeach Yoon failed last Saturday.
It forecast Yoon's early departure, saying that "The international community is sternly watching, with assessments that the martial law incident exposed vulnerabilities in South Korean society..... and that Yoon Suk Yeol's political life could face an early end."
North Korea, which frequently resorts to denouncing the South Korean government through its state media, had remained unusually tight-lipped about the current political crisis in the South.
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