North Korea and Yoon’s martial law incident

s were shocked to learn the order was immediately canceled because of opposition from the National Assembly,” the source said. 

“If the South Korean government’s unilateral martial law declaration had gone into effect, the North Korean regime would have immediately used that in propaganda about the chaotic political situation in South Korea. But since the martial law declaration was canceled through the democracy process, the regime is uncomfortable with sharing those facts with the public,” Hong Min, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told Daily NK.