Rule of Law at stake in South Korea

Korea Herald

One of my favorite Korea Herald writers, Lee Jae-min, worries in "Divided and adrift" (March 7, 2017) as to where the current political chaos in South Korea is taking us during this impeachment process of President Park:

In theory, the decision of the Constitutional Court should close the chapter on this saga. We call it rule of law. But both pro- and anti-impeachment groups are now ratcheting up pressure on the Constitutional Court by threatening non-obedience if the decision is adverse. This is simply unacceptable: with the rule of law replaced with street anger, we simply stop being a democratic society.

Events could turn nasty rather quickly if street anger erupts in this gusts-of-popular-feeling country. Park was impeached yesterday (March 10), so we'll soon see if the rule of law holds.