South Korea’s Yoon accused of using China as a ‘scapegoat’ in martial law defence
The impeached president is using unsubstantiated claims of election interference by China and North Korea to justify his failed self-coup bid
In a 62-page document submitted to the Constitutional Court, which is currently deliberating on whether to have the impeached president removed from office, Yoon’s lawyers accused the liberal opposition of being “anti-democratic gangs” capable of election fraud.
“They want to turn this nation into a colony of China and North Korea, backed by China’s financial power,” the defence argued.
Choi Jin, head of the Institute for Presidential Leadership, criticised Yoon for irresponsibly fuelling allegations of Chinese meddling without evidence.
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“The president should avoid making statements that could spark international disputes, even if intended only for domestic audiences,” Choi told This Week in Asia.
