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Suspended S’Korean president to receive pay rise amidst ongoing impeachment



Suspended South Korea in President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to receive a salary increase for 2025, despite being embroiled in an impeachment trial and facing an insurrection investigation.

Official documents from the Ministry of Personnel Management and sighted by AFP revealed that Yoon’s annual salary will rise by three per cent to 262.6 million won ($178,400).

Although suspended, Yoon retains his presidential status while the Constitutional Court deliberates on his impeachment, allowing him to continue receiving his salary and associated benefits.

“It makes my blood boil. He’s (Yoon) getting paid for doing nothing,” one user wrote in a post on social media platform X that quickly went viral.

 Yoon’s impeachment followed a controversial decision to suspend civilian rule on December 3, during which soldiers were deployed to parliament

The move sparked South Korea’s most significant political crisis in decades, leading to his suspension hours later. He now faces a separate probe into his actions, with investigators attempting to detain him for questioning.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, acting as interim president, is also suspended and will see his salary rise to 203.5 million won ($138,350).

 The public response to these developments has been critical, with widespread protests and viral social media posts expressing outrage over Yoon receiving a raise despite his suspension.

Meanwhile, investigators are preparing another attempt to arrest Yoon after a failed effort earlier this month.

 

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