The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.

While suspended from his duties, Yoon remains in office until South Korea's constitutional court upholds his impeachment. Yoon cited threats from "anti-state forces" and North Kor

South Korea’s impeached president has received a pay rise despite being holed up inside a guarded compound after his botched martial law declaration.

Mr Yoon's salary for 2025 will increase by 3 per cent to 262.6m won (£147,000) from 254.9m won (£142,599) last year, the government said. The president received a hike in line with the salary increase for all government officials in the country.

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.Therefore, the President will not be able to attend the trial on January 14,