헌법 재판관 8명 전원 대통령 탄핵 인용 결정
Now let’s hear more on how the court proceedings went this morning from our Hwang Ho-jun, who is there for us.
Ho-jun

Daeun, as you said, the Constitutional Court has upheld the motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye... in a unanimous decision by the court's eight justices.
Now, Korea will be required to hold a presidential election within the next 60 days.
The ruling, which was announced by the court's interim Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi at 11 a.m., was televised live, drawing the attention of Koreans and people around the world.
Chief Justice Lee began by refuting the accusation that the trial wasn't fair, citing precedent and saying that legally there was nothing wrong with the way the impeachment motion had been passed by parliament.
Then, she went on to lay out each of the charges against Park Geun-hye.
The justice said it was unconstitutional for Park to have let her confidante, Choi Soon-sil, a civilian with no official government position, meddle in state affairs,... and that Park abused her power to collude with Choi to extort money from conglomerates.
The court dismissed the accusation that Park abused her power in appointing government officials, citing a lack of evidence.
It also dismissed the charge that Park neglected her duty during the Sewol-ho ferry sinking in 2014... saying it did not warrant deliberation by the court.

And in delivering the final verdict, this is what Chief Justice Lee said:


"The negative effects of the president's actions and their repercussions are grave, and the benefits to defending the Constitution by removing her from office are overwhelmingly large."

The court's decision strips Park Geun-hye of her immunity from criminal prosecution, which will force her to undergo interrogation by prosecutors over her alleged crimes.
Back to you, Daeun.

Well I guess the big question now is how soon the prosecutors will summon her for questioning and to what kind of punishment she will face if proven guilty of the multiple charges she's accused of. It must've been a very busy day for you too, thank you Ho-jun.

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