Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned

South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

A lawyer advising Yoon had said the president, would not attend, saying a bid by authorities to detain him prevented Yoon from expressing his position at the trial.

The next trial session is scheduled for Thursday and if Yoon also does not attend, the trial proceedings will go ahead with his legal team representing him, acting chief justice Moon Hyung-bae said.

The Constitutional Court must decide within 180 days whether to remove Yoon from office or restore his presidential powers.