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.

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

South Korea 's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive a salary hike despite the ongoing investigation for placing his country under martial law last year. 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.