{"id":2378881,"date":"2024-12-11T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-relishes-south-korea-chaos-as-yoons-office-raided\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:07:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:07:52","slug":"north-korea-relishes-south-korea-chaos-as-yoons-office-raided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-relishes-south-korea-chaos-as-yoons-office-raided\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea relishes South Korea chaos as Yoon&#8217;s office raided"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-relishes-south-korea-chaos-as-yoons-office-raided%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the\u2062 political turmoil\u2064 in South Korea, highlighting\u200d how the North Korean government is taking pleasure in the chaos.Following\u200c a failed attempt to impose \u2062martial law, South korean President\u2064 Yoon\u2064 suk Yeol&#8217;s office was targeted by police raids; however, security \u2063forces successfully prevented the raid. Other government offices, including the National Police Agency \u200dand the\u200c National Assembly Police Guards,\u2062 were also subjected to \u200cinvestigations. the situation has caused meaningful political instability,and the article\u200d reflects on\u200d the ongoing struggles within the South Korean political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Korea relishes South Korean chaos as Yoon&rsquo;s office raided and defense minister attempts suicide<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1903377\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Korean government<\/a> is relishing in the political scandals of its southern neighbor as political disorder continues to grow following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3248716\/south-korean-president-agree-end-martial-law-parliament-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">failed attempt at imposing marshal law<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Police attempted a raid on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3253342\/south-korean-president-survives-impeachment-vote-after-apology-for-declaring-martial-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol&rsquo;s office<\/a> Wednesday, but security personnel repelled the investigators and prevented a search of the premises.<\/p>\n<p>Officers conducted successful raids on other government offices, including the National Police Agency and the National Assembly Police Guards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Korean police officers arrive for the search and seizure at the office of former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Kim Chul-sun\/Yonhap via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, who submitted his resignation last week following the martial law scandal, was arrested Tuesday in connection to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Kim attempted suicide while in police detention, officials reported Wednesday. He survived and is in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, North Korea&rsquo;s state media arm, the <em>Korean Central News Agency<\/em>, reported on the &ldquo;pandemonium&rdquo; in South Korea, attributing the chaos to &ldquo;a shocking event that puppet Yoon Suk Yeol in danger of impeachment abruptly proclaimed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chaotic-scenes-footage-shows-complete-madness-after-south-koreas-president-declares-martial-law\/\" title=\"Chaotic Scenes: Footage Shows Complete Madness After South Korea&#039;s President Declares Martial Law\">emergency martial law<\/a> for the fascist dictatorship against the people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The article featured a relatively straight-forward retelling of Yoon&rsquo;s attempt to impose martial law on Dec. 6. The decree was overturned within just six hours after an emergency meeting of Parliament forced the president to abandon his action, which he said was intended to address political paralysis caused by rival parties he accused of being North Korean sympathizers.<\/p>\n<p>Yoon never repeated those accusations, and no evidence has been offered connecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Korean<\/a> opposition lawmakers to North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">president faces widespread protests<\/a> against his continued leadership and public calls for resignation but successfully dodged an impeachment vote after members of his People Power Party walked out of the National Assembly in protest.<\/p>\n<p>The North Korean outlet&rsquo;s article did feature editorializations, such as referring to South Korean police as &ldquo;gangsters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, front left, provides direction as the government conducts a test firing of what it says are surface-to-sea missiles in North Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The international community is seriously watching the Republic of Korea, commentating that the emergency martial law and impeachment rackets reveal its vulnerability,&rdquo; KCNA wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Korea was silent until now about its greatest enemy&rsquo;s unfolding turmoil &mdash; both its government offices and state-controlled media have refrained from even acknowledging the martial law scandal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The North Korean leader&rsquo;s regime<\/a> no doubt sees the state of South Korean politics as a win for its internal propaganda &mdash; one of the few moments since the end of Korean War hostilities when the cloistered dictatorship has been more stable than its counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, a Korean head of state trying and failing to enforce autocratic control of his nation may be an uncomfortable narrative for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-leader-orders-massive-escalation-in-clash-with-israel-report\/\" title=\"Iranian Leader Orders Massive Escalation in Clash With Israel: Report\">supreme leader&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s family to digest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1903377\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1903377\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea enjoys South Korea&#8217;s turmoil amid Yoon&#8217;s scandals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2378882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kim-Jong-Un-scaled-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32402,32109,40963,34188,46127],"class_list":["post-2378881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-international-relations","tag-north-korea","tag-political-chaos","tag-south-korea","tag-yoon-suk-yeol"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kim-Jong-Un-scaled-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378885,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378881\/revisions\/2378885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}