Seoul condemned North Korea’s alleged makes an attempt to interefere within the upcoming parliamentary polls scheduled to be held this month.
The nation’s Unification Ministry accused North Korean state-run media of “spreading propaganda” in opposition to President Yoon Suk-yeol’s authorities, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
“The government once again strongly warns of North Korea’s malicious attempts that have been strengthening ahead of the elections. We clearly point out that fake news, propaganda, and incitement from North Korea cannot work in the system of liberal democracy,” the ministry mentioned.
Parliamentary polls in South Korea are scheduled to be held subsequent Wednesday.
The ministry claimed the North’s most important newspaper Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) had elevated their “anti-South Korea” protection forward of elections.
“The KCNA targets the external audience, and Rodong Sinmun is a media outlet for domestic readers. But it is a fact that through various channels, our people can access Rodong Sinmun reports,” it mentioned.
South Korean Intelligence Service additionally earlier warned that North Korean might perform “military provocations” forward of the elections.
On Tuesday morning, the South Korean navy mentioned that North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile into the East Sea, which flew round 600 kilometers (372 miles) earlier than touchdown within the water.
Pyongyang had fired a brand new surface-to-sea cruise missile, the Padasuri-6, from its japanese coast on Feb. 14, whereas it launched its first ballistic missile on Jan. 14.
Reacting to the newest missile launch, Yoon mentioned: “The North Korean regime is attempting to rock our society forward of the overall elections, whereas persevering with missile and different navy provocations.”
Apparently referring to the latest discovery of spy cameras at polling stations throughout the nation, Yoon urged South Koreans “to cast their votes without any concern.”
On Monday, South Korean authorities mentioned that they had sought arrest warrants for 2 individuals behind the set up of cameras at 40 polling stations.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
