国际英语资讯:Spotlight: South Koreans celebrate Parks ouster in last, festive candlelight rally_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: South Koreans celebrate Parks ouster in last, festive candlelight rally

SEOUL, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets on Saturday night for a last, festive candlelight rally to celebrate former President Park Geun-hye's ouster.

The constitutional court handed down a unanimous ruling Friday to force Park out of office. Park became the first South Korean president to be ousted through impeachment.

The streets and roads along the Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul were crowded with people welcoming the court's decision. Some took a selfie in celebration of the historic moment, with others setting off fireworks.

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: South Koreans celebrate Parks ouster in last, festive candlelight rally1

Groups of musicians rollicked around, playing traditional South Korean percussion. During the main event, jubilant people with a candle in their hands cheered each other as they took part in the rally that lasted ever Saturday night for the past five months.

It was the last candlelight vigil as the scandal-hit president was permanently removed from office. Participants called for Park's imprisonment and the transfer of presidential power.

"It was a victory in the square and the politics of candlelight," one speaker said on the main stage. He demanded Park be imprisoned and the presidential Blue House be searched over an influence-peddling scandal.

Park, 65, was subject to criminal indictment and detention as she lost her immunity as the head of state. Prosecutors have branded Park as an accomplice of Choi Soon-sil, Park's decades-long confidante who is now in custody for multiple charges including bribery.