The presidential impeachment bill, finalized by opposition parties for a plenary vote next Friday, listed several charges against President Park Geun-hye.

Should the motion clear the parliamentary vote and the Constitutional Court find that her alleged wrongdoings warrant a removal, Park will be the first South Korean president to be dismissed.

Following are the highlights of the impeachment bill:

- Park violated multiple clauses of the Constitution by allowing her civilian friend Choi Soon-sil and Choi’s associates to meddle in state affairs.

- Park committed crimes of abuse of power, bribery and extortion when she colluded with Choi and others to force private businesses to make donations to Mir and K-Sports Foundations and give contracts to particular companies.

- Park breached the law by handing over to Choi a handful of presidential and governmental documents containing confidential information.

- Park neglected her Constitutional duty to protect the lives of the people when the Sewol ferry sank in 2014, killing over 300 people. 

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)