Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to attend the opening hearing of her corruption trial on Tuesday. 

The nation's Yonhap News Agency quoted court sources saying Park would appear along with her alleged accomplice and friend Choi Soon-sil. Park is expected to hold fast to her earlier position of denying all charges against her. 

There is also the possibility she could directly defend herself. This would be Park's first public appearance since she was arrested on March 31.

Removed from office on March 10, Park is the third former South Korean president to face court. This trial would be the first of a former top leader in over two decades.