South Korea's constitutional court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock martial law attempt last month.

South Korea's suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will still receive his annual pay rise despite being impeached for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government confirmed. Yoon’s salary will increase by 3 percent,

Officials got within 200 metres of Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence, but were prevented from getting any closer, including by a human chain of his supporters