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រៀនអង់គ្លេស តាមរយ:សារព័ត៌មានថ្មីៗ

South Korea president Park Geun-hye ousted by court

ដកស្រង់ចេញពីសារព័ត៌មានអង់គ្លេស (BBC) ចេញផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃទី១១ខែមិនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office.

Judges unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park over her role in a corruption scandal involving her close friend, Choi Soon-sil.

She now loses her presidential immunity and could face criminal charges.

There have been angry scenes outside the court. Police said two protesters had died.

The court ruling is the culmination of months of political turmoil and public protest. An election must now be held within 60 days.

Ms Park’s office said she would not be leaving the Blue House, South Korea’s presidential palace, on Friday nor making any statement.

Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn has called for calm, saying the government should remain stable to prevent internal conflict from spreading.

At the heart of the drama lies the close friendship between the president and Ms Choi.

Ms Choi is accused of using her presidential connections to pressure companies to give millions of dollars in donations to non-profit foundations she controlled.

Ms Park is alleged to have been personally involved in this, and to have given Ms Choi unacceptable levels of access to official documents.

Parliament voted to impeach Ms Park in December and the Constitutional Court has since been deciding whether to uphold or overturn this.

On Friday, a panel of eight judges ruled Ms Park’s actions “seriously impaired the spirit of… democracy and the rule of law”.

The court said she had broken the law by allowing Ms Choi to meddle in state affairs, and had breached guidelines on official secrets by leaking numerous documents.

 

Vocabulary (វាក្យសព្ទ)

President /ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/ (N)  the person who has the highest political position in a country that is a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of the government.(ប្រធានាធិបតី)

Corruption /kəˈrʌp.ʃən/  (N) illegalbad, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power. (អំពើពុករលួយ)

Court /kɔːrt/ (N)  a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a placeespecially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty.(តុលាការ)

Protest /ˈprəʊ.test/ (N) a strong complaint expressing disagreement or disapproval.(ការតវ៉ា)

Conflict /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/  (N) an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions.(ជម្លោះ)

Friendship /ˈfrend.ʃɪp/ (N) a situation in which two people are friends.(ចំណងមិត្ដភាព)

Donation /dəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/ (N) money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of giving them.(ការបរិច្ចាគ)

Parliament /ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/ (N) in some countries, the group of  elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country.(សភា)

Democracy (N) the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief.(ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ)

Secret /ˈsiː.krət/ /dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/  (N)a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others.(រឿងសម្ងាត់)

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