S. Korean President removed from office

Seoul March 10 (IANS) A South Korean court on Friday upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye removing her from office after a 92-day leadership crisis the media reported.

The ruling which was announced by the Constitutional Court s acting chief and televised live made Park the nation s first democratically elected leader to be ousted Yonhap News Agency reported. She was impeached by parliament on December 9 on charges of letting a close friend meddle in state affairs colluding with her to extort money from conglomerates and neglecting her duties during a 2014 ferry sinking that killed over 300 mostly students. An election to pick her successor must be held within 60 days and many expect it to fall on May 9 the court ruled. --IANS ksk