South Korea’s unification ministry has accused North Korea of attempting to interfere in next week’s general elections by publishing articles “belittling” President Yoon Suk-yeol — even though most South Koreans are blocked from reading DPRK media.

In a statement released Tuesday, Seoul claimed that recent articles about Yoon in state media represent a “serious threat” to the ROK’s liberal democracy.

“The Ministry of Unification … has already strongly warned against North Korea’s threats and slander aimed at creating tension on the Korean Peninsula, and urged the immediate cessation of attempts to interfere in our general elections,” the ministry said, referring