South Korea’s Constitutional Court convened its first hearing on Tuesday to determine whether suspended President, Yoon Suk Yeol should be permanently removed from office following his controversial declaration of martial law last month.

Although his failure to attend – which his team have blamed on purported safety concerns – forced a procedural adjournment, the hearings will continue without Yoon, with the next set for Thursday

Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive a scheduled pay rise, official documents showed on Monday, despite an impeachment trial and investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration.

STORY: A South Korean court approved the arrest of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol Tuesday, over his short-lived decision to impose martial law earlier this month.It's the first time an arrest warrant has been issued against a president of South Korea.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency is facing challenges in detaining impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges. A tense standoff with the presidential security service and legal complexities have hindered efforts to arrest Yoon following allegations of his brief martial law declaration.

South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.

The liberal opposition Democratic Party, which drove the legislative vote that impeached Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 14 over his imposition of martial law, accused the president of trying to mobilize his supporters to block his detention and called for law enforcement authorities to execute the warrant immediately.

The trial of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to start on Tuesday with oral arguments over his short-lived bid to impose martial law which threw the country into the worst political chaos in decades.

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.