The official Korean Central News Agency released a statement comparing United States President Barack Obama's actions regarding the release of Sony's "The Interview" to that of a monkey, according to RawStory.com.
The unknown source told the Korean News Agency on Saturday that "Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest," Al Jazeera reported.
North Korea also blamed the United States for shutting down the limited Internet twice after the hacking and postponing release for "The Interview," according to RawStory.com. The U.S. government has declined to say if it was behind the shutdown.
Sony released the movie over the Holidays, and North Korea continues to deny any involvement in the hack, though the government had expressed their disapproval of the movie, RawStory. The movie was described as illegal, dishonest and reactionary by North Korean officials.
The movie makes fun of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and depicts his death. The original release date was pushed back after Sony was hacked to prevent the movie's release, according to RawStory.
According to the North Korean commission's spokesman, "the U.S., a big country, started disturbing the Internet operation of major media of the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea], not knowing shame like children playing a tag," Al Jazeera reported.
President Obama criticized Sony's decision to pull the movies release after threats to U.S. movie theaters, Al Jazeera reported.
Since the 1950s, the U.S. and North Korea have been at odds after the Korean War failed to end in a peace treaty, according to Al Jazeera. The U.S. imposes heavy sanctions against North Korea and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea as deterrence against North Korean aggression, heightening tensions between the countries.
