Park removed as justices unanimously uphold impeachment

作者: The AsiaN Editor on 10 March , 2017.
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, South Korean protesters wearing masks of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, and her confidante Choi Soon-sil, who is at the center of a political scandal, attend a rally calling for Park to step down in downtown Seoul. A scandal that has captivated a nation took a new twist this weekend when prosecutors directly linked South Korea's president to alleged misdeeds by a shadowy confidante seen as pulling government strings. With hundreds of thousands taking to the streets each weekend in anger, President Park Geun-hye is digging in her heels, refusing to meet with prosecutors. The looming question now is: Will legislators take the politically risky path of impeaching her? (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

The Constitutional Court has upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye in a historic ruling that will put an end to long-lasting political turmoil and social unrest triggered by a widespread corruption scandal involving Park and her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil.

The ruling has made Park South Korea’s first democratically elected president be ousted by impeachment. The decision has also stripped Park of legal shields that have blocked her prosecution and other legal action against her. (The Korea Times)

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