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Ex-First Lady Acknowledges Receiving Luxury Bag From PPP Lawmaker's Wife

Summary by The Korea Times
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee said Monday she recalled receiving a luxury clutch bag from a lawmaker's wife in 2023 but not in person. Kim made the admission during the trial of main opposition People Power Party Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon and his wife, surnamed Lee, who are accused of gifting a Roger Vivier clutch bag to the then first lady in return for her support for the lawmaker's election as party chairman in March 2023. "I didn't know at first bu…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Seung-yeon = Mrs. Kim Kun-hee admitted that she received a Roger Vivier clutch bag from the spouse of People Power Party lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun.

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A war of words ensued when Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki's team questioned Mrs. Kim Kun-hee, who was appearing at the trial of People Power Party lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun and his wife, asking, "The luxury gift was unusual, so why can't you remember?" Mrs. Kim responded by asking, "Have you investigated all the First Ladies so far?" During the trial, Mrs. Kim admitted to receiving a Roger Vivier clutch bag from the couple but stated that there was …

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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