The impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol begins on Tuesday to decide the former star prosecutor’s fate after his short-lived martial law decree. The country’s Constitutional Court will rule on whether to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach Yoon or restore his presidential powers.

South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual pay rise despite his impeachment for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government has said. Yoon's salary will increase by 3% to 262.6 million won ($179,000; £147,000), in line with the standard for government officials.