The justice-obsessed president has been broken by his ego and his fanatical loyalists. What now, South Korea?

After four long months, the story of a politician who rose to the highest peak only to eventually tie his own political noose has ended today. South Korean President Jun Sok-jeol is no more; all that remains is citizen Jun Sok-jeol, who faces life in prison on suspicion of crimes against the state. South Koreans can add another hard experience to their historical memory. But the time for respite has not yet come.