South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said he is weighing an apology to Pyongyang over cross-border provocations allegedly ordered by his predecessor.

Lee said on Wednesday that he felt an apology was in order following the indictment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol last month for allegedly ordering drones carrying propaganda leaflets to fly over the North, in a bid, say prosecutors, to provoke tension and boost his political support.

The comments came as Seoul marked the anniversary of Yoon’s ill-fated declaration of martial law , which was spurred by similar intentions but instead led to a deep crisis in South Korea.

Lee has sought dialogue with Pyongyang after he became president, but his overtures have so far been ignored by the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un.

“I feel I should

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