People's Victory: Park Guen-hye Removed

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The Constitutional Court has upheld the impeachment of president Park Guen-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 to be ousted by impeachment.  The decision has also stripped Park of leagal shields that have blocked her prosecution and other legal action against her.

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 Guen-hye...has been dismissed."