This is a last ditch effort to get rid of his miserable plight destined to stand rigorous trial of history for the whole gamut of crimes he committed during his office, Rodong Sinmun says in a bylined commentary Wednesday.

The reason why Lee is taking the lead in the "north wind" moves is that the upcoming "presidential" election will directly affect his destiny, the commentary notes, and goes on:

Imprisonment will be the best treatment for Lee in case the conservative regime fails in holding power. Much upset by the support rate for the "Saenuri Party" candidate remaining stagnant, the traitor peddled the stories about the "north's provocation" and "intervention in election" in a bid to create "security crisis" and turn the situation in favor of her winning in the election.

Neither creation of "security crisis" nor fabrication of "north wind" will help the traitor pull himself out of the pitfall.

The south Koreans will never be taken in by the conservative forces' "north wind" but make the group of traitors suffer a bitter defeat in the "presidential election".