
The impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will receive a pay rise, official documents revealed, as he continues to resist arrest over his ill-fated martial law declaration, Report informs via The Guardian.
Yoon suspended civilian rule on December 3, sending soldiers into parliament and plunging the country into its worst political crisis in decades. He was forced to backtrack hours later.
He has been impeached by lawmakers and is awaiting a final constitutional court ruling that could finalize his removal from office, while separately facing an insurrection investigation with investigators seeking to detain him for questioning.
Yoon was given the scheduled pay rise, according to the civil servant salary table for 2025, even as he remains holed up in the presidential residence using his security detail to resist arrest.
The document from the ministry of personnel management, seen by Agence France-Presse on Monday, indicates Yoon’s salary will rise to 262.6 million won (£147,000 or $179,000) – a 3% raise compared with last year.