Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea

Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend
South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday after the embattled leader did not attend court.
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a dramatic political showdown.
S Korea begins impeachment trial of suspended president
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
What to know about the attempts to arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound as investigators try to figure out how to detain him. Scuffles occurred Jan. 3 when dozens of investigators were stopped from entering the compound by presidential security forces,
South Korean president granted pay raise despite impeachment
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached over a failed martial law attempt on December 3, 2024, has resisted arrest, remaining holed up in his residence. Despite facing potential arrest, imprisonment,
South Korea's impeached president gets pay rise
Yoon's salary will increase by 3% to 262.6 million won ($179,000; £147,000), in line with the standard for government officials. Since his impeachment in December, Yoon has resisted attempts to investigate and arrest him for alleged insurrection and abuse of power,

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