Connect with us

International

South Korean President formally removed from office

Published

on

South Korean President formally removed from office

Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye has formally been removed from office after a Constitutional Court unanimously ordered her to step down thereby upholding her impeachment.

Park’s verdict was delivered by eight judges assembled on Friday to issue a verdict to remove her from office over a corruption scandal.

It marks the first time a South Korean president has been ousted before the end of their term since democracy replaced dictatorship in the late 1980’s.

Read also:
Angry S.Korean protesters demand for President Park to resign

Park’s action had “seriously impaired the spirit of… democracy and the rule of law,” said constitutional court chief justice Lee Jung-Mi. “President Park Geun-hye… has been dismissed.”

The controversy and anger surrounding Park is especially centered at her close ties with Choi Soon-sil, a longtime personal friend and a civilian with no official job title who is currently indicted with two others for extorting donations of 66 million dollars from 53 large corporations and meddling in state affairs.

 

 

RipplesNigeria ….without borders, without fears

Click here to download the Ripples Nigeria App for latest updates

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

eleven − seven =