I would not so quickly conflate martial law with "at war with the citizens",
but I certainly can't fault you for it.

It is very obvious he is a dictator.
It is not so obvious if he is a bad one (although that is clearly the standard).
Of course given time all dictators would seem to backslide into absolute corruption.
Or stabbed 23 times on the senate floor.

Still, this situation is an interesting one, regardless of his problematic nature.