South Korea has halted propaganda broadcasts into North Korea from border loudspeakers, Seoul’s defense ministry announced Wednesday, ending a yearlong campaign that the previous administration launched amid heightened inter-Korean tensions last year.

The suspension comes just a week after the election and inauguration of new President Lee Jae-myung, who sharply criticized impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol for aggravating inter-Korean tensions by restarting the broadcasts.

“This is part of implementing our public pledge to restore trust in inter-Korean relations and achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula,” the defense ministry said in a statement.

The Presidential Office later announced that Lee ordered the