South Korean president ousted as court upholds impeachment

SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye was ousted as the country's head of state on Friday after the constitutional court upheld a motion to impeach the scandal-ridden leader.

The court's acting Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi read the ruling on the impeachment, in a live nationwide broadcast, saying it was the unanimous decision of eight justices.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang refused on Friday to comment on the impeachment of Park, saying it was "the country's internal affair", but he said China hopes the political situation in the ROK remains stable.