February 01, 2021
Park and Choi had 573 phone calls
Park and Choi had 573 phone calls between April 18, 2016, and Oct."If Park
accepts the ruling and soothes those who opposed her impeachment, things will be
quiet," said Yoon Tae-Ryong, a political scientist at Seouls Konkuk
University.Some of Parks supporters reacted with anger after the ruling,
shouting and hitting police officers with plastic flag poles and climbing on
police buses. One of Parks lawyers told the court last month that there will be
"a rebellion and blood will drench the asphalt" if Park is booted from
office."Others disagreed, saying violent protests wont be supported by the
general public.The government put South Koreas military and police on heightened
alert after the court decision. But there have been worries that Parks ouster
would further polarize the country and cause violence between her supporters and
opponents.It capped a stunning fall for Park, the countrys first female leader
who rode a wave of lingering conservative nostalgia for her late dictator father
to victory in 2012, only to see her presidency crumble as millions of furious
protesters filled the nations streets. Others say it wont be
difficult.Pre-verdict surveys showed that 70 to 80 percent of South Koreans
wanted the court to approve Parks impeachment. troop deployment in the
South."The nostalgia for Park Chung-hees developmental dictatorship, which has
existed as a sort of myth since the 60s, has been shattered along with Park
Geun-hyes impeachment," said Lim Jie-Hyun, a professor at Sogang University.
South Koreas Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park
Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into
political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide.Since shes now
no longer in power, prosecutors can summon, question and possibly arrest her.
Hereupon, in a unanimous decision by the court panel, we issue a verdict: We
dismiss the defendant, President Park Geun-hye. These critics have linked her
alleged unclear and high-handed decision-making and attempts to infringe upon
freedom of speech to her fathers high-handed style.S. Hundreds of police were on
hand for any protests, wearing helmets with visors and black, hard-plastic
breastplates and shin guards. But Park has avoided a direct investigation thanks
to a law that gives a sitting president immunity from prosecution for most of
alleged crimes. on an anti-missile system, and questions in Seoul about the new
Trump administrations commitment to the countries decades-long security
alliance. Her critics want to see Park appear on TV while dressed in prison
garb, handcuffed and bound like others involved in the scandal.Park rose to
power in 2012 largely thanks to the support of voters who believed her father
guided the country out of poverty after the 1950-53 Korean War and that his
daughter would show the same charismatic leadership to revive the economy.
Liberal Moon Jae-in, who lost to Park in the 2012 election, currently enjoys a
comfortable lead in opinion surveys.In 2004, then President Roh Moo-hyun was
impeached by parliament for alleged election law violations and incompetence,
but the Constitutional Court later reinstated his power. Wholesale
Plastic Spoon Suppliers Former South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. "But
looking at what shes done so far, I think that might be wishful thinking. The
streets near the court were lined with police buses and barricades. "The
benefits of protecting the constitution that can be earned by dismissing the
defendant are overwhelmingly big."South Korea must now hold an election within
two months to choose Parks successor. Some media reports said Hwang might run
for president as a conservative candidate.It also deepens South Koreas political
and security uncertainty as the country faces existential threats from perennial
rival North Korea, reported economic retaliation from a China furious about
Seouls cooperation with the U. Ties with North Korea are terrible, with
Pyongyang seeking to expand its nuclear and missile arsenal.Parks parliamentary
impeachment in December came after weeks of Saturday rallies that drew millions
who wanted her resignation. But some analysts worry that could create a backlash
by conservatives ahead of the presidential vote.S.The two women became friends
in the 1970s, around the time when Park began serving as first lady after her
mother was killed during a failed 1974 assassination attempt on her father.
high-tech missile defense system in the South.People on both sides have
threatened not to accept a Constitutional Court decision that they disagree
with. There were no immediate reports of unusual activities by North Koreas
military, which faces nearby Seoul across the worlds most heavily armed
border.S.Sensing history, thousands of people - both pro-Park supporters, many
of them dressed in army-style fatigues and wearing red berets, and those who
wanted Park gone - gathered around the Constitutional Court building and a huge
public square in downtown Seoul.The ruling by the eight-member panel opens her
up to possible criminal proceedings - prosecutors have already named her a
criminal suspect - and makes her South Koreas first democratically elected
leader to be removed from office since democracy replaced dictatorship in the
late 1980s.Parks "acts of violating the constitution and law are a betrayal of
the public trust," acting Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi said. Park Geun-hye said
Choi helped her "when I had difficulties" in the past.Park's "acts of violating
the constitution and law are a betrayal of the public trust," acting Chief
Justice Lee Jung-mi said."Park Geun-hye has offered a public apology several
times and acknowledged she got some help from Choi for editing speeches and on
the issue of public relations. 2016, according to an investigation report by
prosecutors. Anti-Park protesters celebrated by marching in the streets near the
presidential Blue House, carrying flags, signs and an effigy of Park dressed in
prison clothes and tied up with rope. "When people voted for Park Geun-hye, they
didnt do so because of her.A big television screen was set up near the court so
people could watch the verdict live. Overwhelmed by the biggest rallies in
decades, the voices of Park supporters were largely ignored. But Park has denied
any legal wrongdoing.Among the most serious problems facing South Korea is
Chinas retaliation against the deployment of a U.Even after the election,
imprisoning Park could still be a burden for a new government, which must pursue
national unity to overcome security, economic and other problems, said Chung
Jin-young, a professor at Kyung Hee University. If that happens, he would have
to resign to run and a deputy prime minister would become interim leader."Parks
lawyer, Seo Seok-gu, who had previously compared Parks impeachment to the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ, called the verdict a "tragic decision" made under
popular pressure and questioned the fairness of what he called a "kangaroo
court. South Korea also worries about the Trump administration asking for a
greater financial contribution for U.Japan hasnt sent back its ambassador, which
it recalled two months ago over history disputes. But theyve recently regrouped
and staged fierce pro-Park rallies since.Prosecutors have arrested and indicted
a slew of high-profile figures over the scandal, including Parks confidante Choi
Soon-sil, top Park administration officials and Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong.Prime
Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has led the government as acting leader since Parks
impeachment, and he will continue to do so until South Korea elects new
president by May. Many participants at anti-Park rallies had said they would
stage a "revolution" if the court rejected Parks impeachment.But her father was
also a burden, as many here remember him as a ruthless thug
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