And now we go over to the National Assembly,... to see how Korea's political parties are reacting
to the news of Park Geun-hye's arrest.
Our National Assembly correspondent Park Ji-won is standing by for us on the line.
Jiwon...
Good morning, Mark.
Korea's opposition parties all said the arrest of the former president is a natural result,...
given her wrongdoings and the impartiality of the law and principles.
In its statement, the Democratic Party of Korea said everyone is equal in the eyes of
the law,... and considering that the former president was the key person in the massive
power abuse and corruption scandal,.... and how the investigation has gone so far,....
the arrest was the proper and right decision.
The People's Party said the granting of the arrest warrant is an obvious decision,...
according to the Constitution and the nation's criminal procedural law.
The party added that the country needs to reduce the excessive powers given to the nation's
presidents,... to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again.
The splinter conservative Bareun Party said it respects the decision.
The minor leftist Justice Party said the arrest showed the public that justice can prevail,...
adding that money and power should no longer erode democracy and undermine the rule of
law.
The Liberty Korea Party,... which was the ruling party under the Park administration,...
has released a brief statement,... saying the situation is very regrettable and it hopes
the tragic history of arresting former presidents never happens again.
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