South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday asserted to the Korean community that the verdict on her impeachment appeal will be well received. She, however, added that only the constitutional court is allowed to question the validity of the impeachment.

Park Geun Hye, the first South Korean female president, has been faced with great criticism over her involvement in the 'Park Geun-Hye-Gate' scandal, according to a report by the Guardian.

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She is supposed to appear for a vetting on her impeachment on Friday. Her earlier request to step down in April 2017 is no longer a preferred course of action, according to the members of the Saenuri party.

"Even if the impeachment bill is passed, I am resolved to continue calmly for the country and the people, while watching the constitutional court," Park said as quoted by the Saenuri parliamentary floor leader, Chung Jin-Suk.

Chung reportedly told Park that public outraged forced the Saenuri party to withdraw its initial proposal for Park to voluntarily step down from the office in April as a new president will be elected in June. Her approval rating fell to a shocking 4 percent.

Meanwhile, the MailOnline reported that lawmakers on Wednesday gave out order and sent out 20 security personnel to ensure that Choi Soon-Sil, who is detained for her alleged involvement in the scandal, was present during the hearing. Choi has been placed in police custody in Seoul over her involvement together with Park in the control of government affairs and extortion of companies.

Choi is among a group of 14 other personnel currently in holding for their involvement and are set to be present in the impeachment trial. Failure to attend the hearing could lead to legal repercussions. 

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