Court hears final arguments in Park's impeachment trial

The Constitutional Court in Korea on Monday heard the final arguments of President Park Geun-hye and the National Assembly as it pushed to complete its review of the legality of the president's impeachment by early March.

The Constitutional Court in Korea Source: AAP

Park did not appear at the final hearing, but she highlighted her efforts to serve the nation in a statement read by one of her defense attorneys.

 

"I have never been involved in corruption and graft in my more than 20 years in politics," she said in the statement read by Lee Dong-heub.

 

Park was impeached on Dec. 9 for allegedly letting her close friend Choi Soon-sil meddle in state affairs and colluding with her to extort money from local conglomerates.

 

Korean politics expert Jung-sik Suh looks into it.