PHOTOS: Court ruling removes impeached South Korean President from office
PHOTOS: Court ruling removes impeached South Korean President from office
A protester reacts after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The presidential Blue House is seen in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye weeps into the national flag during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this Feb. 25, 2013, photo, South Korea’s new President Park Geun-hye takes an oath during her inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. The ouster of President Park by the country’s Constitutional Court on Friday, March 10, 2017, ends a power struggle that consumed the nation for months. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye cries during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Protesters shout slogans during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. The letters read “Impeachment, Park Geun-hye.” (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Protesters react after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye struggle with police officers as they march toward Constitutional Court after a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye shout slogans during a rally opposing her impeachment near Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye weeps during a rally opposing her impeachment near Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye holds up her portrait during a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye are blocked by police as they march towards the Constitutional Court after a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A protester reacts after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A protester reacts after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The presidential Blue House is seen in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The presidential Blue House is seen in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye weeps into the national flag during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye weeps into the national flag during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this Feb. 25, 2013, photo, South Korea’s new President Park Geun-hye takes an oath during her inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. The ouster of President Park by the country’s Constitutional Court on Friday, March 10, 2017, ends a power struggle that consumed the nation for months. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
In this Feb. 25, 2013, photo, South Korea’s new President Park Geun-hye takes an oath during her inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. The ouster of President Park by the country’s Constitutional Court on Friday, March 10, 2017, ends a power struggle that consumed the nation for months. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye cries during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye cries during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Protesters shout slogans during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. The letters read “Impeachment, Park Geun-hye.” (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Protesters shout slogans during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. The letters read “Impeachment, Park Geun-hye.” (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Protesters react after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Protesters react after hearing the Constitutional Court’s verdict during a rally calling for impeachment of President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye struggle with police officers as they march toward Constitutional Court after a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye struggle with police officers as they march toward Constitutional Court after a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye shout slogans during a rally opposing her impeachment near Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye shout slogans during a rally opposing her impeachment near Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye weeps during a rally opposing her impeachment near Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye weeps during a rally opposing her impeachment near Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye holds up her portrait during a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A supporter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye holds up her portrait during a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye are blocked by police as they march towards the Constitutional Court after a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye are blocked by police as they march towards the Constitutional Court after a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
After months of a political scandal that has crippled South Korea, President Park Geun-hye on Friday was stripped of her powers by the Constitutional Court. Allegations that Park’s long-time friend and daughter of a cult leader with no official role in the administration pulled government strings from the shadows has united many in a state of boiling rage. Other players who were caught in the widening scandal include Park’s advisers and the Samsung heir.