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.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a dramatic political showdown.

STORY: South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol did not show up for his impeachment trial on Tuesday, forcing the Constitutional Court to adjourn the opening session within minutes.Yoon's legal advisor had earlier said the embattled leader would not attend the session,