Citing Foreign Media Reports... Distancing Through the Two-State Theory
"Chaos in Puppet South Korea... Yoon Suk-yeol Could Face Death Penalty in the Worst Case"
North Korea transmitted news two days after the arrest of President Yoon Suk-yeol. It took the form of citing foreign media reports, which is interpreted as an extension of distancing itself from the South under the 'hostile two-state theory.'
North Korean radio outlet Korean Central Broadcasting, the Workers' Party organ newspaper Rodong Sinmun, which residents read, reported on the 17th, "For the first time in history, a sitting president has been arrested," and "The international community is urgently reporting the news that the Yoon Suk-yeol puppet was taken to the investigative authorities, highlighting the political turmoil in the puppet South Korea."
President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was arrested by the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency on charges of leading a rebellion, completed his first day of investigation and is arriving at Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Photo by Yonhap News
It also covered the execution of the second arrest warrant, stating, "(Foreign media) commented on Yoon Suk-yeol's miserable fate and the deepening chaos in South Korea." It added, "Following Chun Doo-hwan, Roh Tae-woo, Park Geun-hye, and Lee Myung-bak, another record of imprisonment will be made," and mentioned, "In the worst case, he could be sentenced to death."
Additionally, the broadcast criticized by quoting foreign media, saying, "Even after being dragged to the investigative authorities, the Yoon Suk-yeol puppet justified his own crimes with the outrageous logic that the opposition party incited national division with unconstitutional laws and that he declared martial law, a legitimate presidential authority, to stop it."
Since the news was announced through domestic media targeting ordinary residents, it is expected that the news of President Yoon's arrest will quickly spread within North Korean society.
Since late November last year, North Korea has reported daily on the movements of so-called 'anti-Yoon' groups, including rallies demanding President Yoon's resignation, and has used this to fuel hostility toward the South. However, from the time martial law was declared, it has mostly remained silent or reported in a relatively factual manner by citing foreign media. This is interpreted as an intention to maintain distance from the South as an extension of the 'two-state theory.'
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