One month after impeachment motion, President Park considers measures for her defense

탄핵안 가결 한 달: 헌재, 빠른 심리-박 대통령측, 방어에 올인.. '세월호 7시간 기록 제출한다'
There's been no days off for Korea's Constitutional Court as they focus on the president's impeachment trial.
While the judges pledge to reach a swift verdict... Park and her team have been building up their defense as well.
Song Ji-sun highlights where the court stands now, a month since the impeachment motion was passed, and the important dates to keep on eye on.
Monday marks the one-thousandth day since the Sewol-ho ferry disaster in April 2014.
The day before, the National Assembly's impeachment committee submitted a 16-hundred page report laying out what it says represents the president's dereliction of duty and breach of right to life.
Meanwhile, President Park's lawyers are putting the final touches on a document that's expected to detail her activities and whereabouts on the day of the disaster.
The team is expected to submit the document to the Constitutional Court at a trial hearing set for Tuesday.


"We are perfecting the document, as we believe it is the last opportunity to defend her."

At a surprise press event on New Year's Day, the president claimed that she was on duty on the day of the ferry sinking, in contrast to various news reports.


"On the days when I don't have an official schedule, I try to catch up on past work because it piles up when I'm busy. So on those kinds of days, I try to follow up on those kinds of things, including reports and decision-making processes."


The president's legal team has also requested a "fact reference" investigation into over 60 organizations, including government ministries and conglomerates, in connection with the power abuse scandal.
In the coming days, key witnesses are set to testify.
President Park's former chief policy aide An Chong-bum and her confidante, Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the heart of the scandal, have been called to testify on Tuesday.
However, Choi has submitted a statement saying she will be absent, citing preparations for her criminal trial and other circumstances.
At a hearing last Thursday, three of the president's close aides did not show up, but they have been given new dates to testify.
Only President Park's personal aide, Yoon Jeon-chu, appeared... saying that she assisted the president on the day the ferry sank.


"While President Park's attorney says it's unlikely she will appear in court,... officials at the top office say it's being reviewed as an option,... along with the possibility of holding another press event to explain her position.
Song Ji-sun, Arirang News."

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