South Korea’s President Removed From Power After Impeachment SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's disgraced President Park Geun-hye was formally removed from power Friday after the country's Constitutional Court unanimously upheld her impeachment for corruption and influence peddling.
The ruling opens the 65-year-old fallen president up to possible criminal proceedings. It also sparked angry protests from Park supporters in which two people were killed, police said. About 30 protesters and police officers were hurt in violent clashes, according to authorities.
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The acting head of the eight-person court, Lee Jung Mi, said Park had "violated the principles of democracy and rule of law."
The impeachment motion filed by lawmakers accused Park of extortion, bribery, abuse of power and leaking government secrets.
Prosecutors have already named Park a criminal suspect. An election will be held within 60 days.
Park's impeachment also deepens political and security uncertainty in the world's 11th biggest economy. The country faces existential threats from perennial rival North Korea, reported economic retaliation from a China furious about Seoul's cooperation with the U.S. on an anti-missile system, and questions in Seoul about the Trump administration's commitment to the countries' decades-long security alliance.
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