SOUTH KOREAN IMPEACHMENT
Park Geun-Hye returns home Gangnam-style
Seoul — South Korea’s impeached former president Park Geun-Hye left the Blue House on Sunday, issuing an apology for not completing her term as she arrived back at her private residence. Park vacated the presidential complex, accompanied by tight security, two days after the Constitutional Court verdict removing her from office over a massive corruption scandal. The court upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach Park, removing her from office over a corruption scandal involving her friend Choi Soon-Sil. But she had remained at the presidential Blue House since the verdict, citing the need to repair her private home before moving in. The ousted leader, seen greeting supporters outside her property on Sunday evening local time, issued an apology through a former spokesman. "I would like to express an apology for failing to fulfil my term," Park said, according the Yonhap news agency. "Although it may take time, I believe the truth will eventually be revealed." The court ruling removed P...
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