The impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye by parliament has no legal basis and should be struck down by the Constitutional Court, lawyers representing the embattled leader engulfed in a corruption scandal said on Friday, December 16, according to Reuters.

Park is unlikely to appear in the Constitutional Court for hearings, one of her lawyers told reporters.

Parliament passed an impeachment vote on December 9 and her powers have been suspended until the court reviews and rules on the motion, which can take up to 180 days.