Park Geun-hye has become the first Korean president ever to be legally removed from office EPAThe president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, was expelled from office this morning, in a legal ruling which will set off political tumult in the country at a time of increasing tension with North Korea. Seoul’s Constitutional Court confirmed December’s impeachment vote in the National Assembly over a multi-million pound corruption scandal. Not only does Ms Park become the first Korean president ever to be legally removed from office, with her presidential immunity stripped away she also faces criminal investigation, prosecution, and potential imprisonment. “We remove Park Geun-hye from office,” said the acting president of the court, Lee Jung-mi, in a nationally televised broadcast. They are a grave violation of law which cannot be tolerated.”She added: “I hope…

Source: The Times March 10, 2017 04:30 UTC