Monitoring Desk<\/p>\n
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has now left the presidential palace, two days after judges upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her.
\nMs Park arrived at her home in southern Seoul amid waving supporters.
\nShe has been impeached over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend, Choi Soon-sil.
\nIn her first words since Friday’s ruling, Ms Park said in a statement: “Although it will take time, I believe the truth will certainly come out.”
\nShe also apologised to her supporters for “failing to fulfil my duty as president”.
\nMs Park has now lost her immunity and could face criminal proceedings over accusations she allowed Ms Choi to extort money from companies in return for political favours.
\nMs Park left the presidential complex, the so-called Blue House, shortly after 19:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on Sunday after saying goodbye to her staff.
\nA huge motorcade carried her to her home in the Samseong district.
\nPark Geun-hye was ferried to her private residence in Seoul in a black limousine, chased by a posse of journalists on motorbikes. When she arrived, she waved to cheering supporters, smiling broadly, and shook hands with political allies.
\nShe may yet face prosecution and a trial in an ordinary criminal court. Her demise has split the country, with her increasingly vocal supporters saying she is a victim of a political decision.
\nHer demeanour outside her new residence was upbeat and full of smiles. It was not the demeanour of a disgraced, regretful politician.
\nMs Park emerged from her limousine amid a police presence of about 1,000 officers and her security detail had to push back the crowds.
\nHwang Kyo-ahn, who is loyal to Ms Park, is now the acting president.
\nThe country’s election commission says a “free and fair” vote will be held by 9 May at the latest.
\nThe early front-runner, human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in, of the Democratic Party, warned Ms Park she “must not destroy or take the national records outside” the Blue House.
\nThousands of people took to the streets of central Seoul on Saturday to celebrate Ms Park’s removal, while a large crowd of her supporters occupied a nearby square.
\nProtests on Friday left two of Ms Park’s supporters dead, with a third suffered a heart attack and died a day later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Monitoring Desk Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has now left the presidential palace, two days after judges upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her. Ms Park arrived at her home in southern Seoul amid waving supporters. She has been impeached over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend, Choi Soon-sil. In her first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n