US EditionWife of South Korea’s ousted ex-President Yoon appears for questioning over corruption allegations
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, AUG 5 – Kim Kun-Hee faces questioning on multiple corruption allegations, including stock manipulation and bribery, amid broader probes into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration.
- On Wednesday, Kim Kun-Hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, appeared for questioning at South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office as investigators expanded probes into alleged stock manipulation, bribery, and interference in nominations.
- Shortly after his June election, President Lee Jae Myung approved legislation to launch investigations into Yoon’s presidency, including the probe into Kim Kun-Hee, under Seoul’s new liberal government.
- Investigators allege Yoon Suk Yeol and Kim Kun-Hee exerted undue influence over the People Power Party’s 2022 by-election candidate selection at election broker Myung Tae-kyun’s request, linking Kim to gifts via a fortuneteller for a Unification Church official and possible stock manipulation.
- In response to questioning, Kim Kun-Hee offered an apology and pledged sincere cooperation with investigators, while Yoon Suk Yeol resisted a prosecutor’s attempt last week to compel him for questioning.
- Since his Dec. 14 impeachment, Yoon Suk Yeol was removed by the Constitutional Court in April, faced a new arrest in July, and a brief martial law decree was revoked hours later.
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Kim Keon-hee, known for having had an important political influence during her husband's presidency, is suspected of malfeasance by the special commission set up in June by the National Assembly.
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee questioned over stock manipulation, bribery as prosecutors weigh arrest
SEOUL, Aug 6 — South Korean prosecutors questioned former first lady Kim Keon Hee today over a litany of allegations, including stock manipulation and bribery.The questioning comes as her husband, former president Yoon Suk Yeol, remains in detention over his declaration of martial law in December, which briefly suspended civilian rule before being overturned by parliament.Prosecutors are expected to seek an arrest warrant for Kim following Wed…
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South Korea's ex-First Lady quizzed in probe over bribe allegations
SEOUL: South Korea's former first lady, at the heart of a Dior bag scandal that shook the country's politics, appeared for questioning as part of an investigation into allegations ranging from suspected stock manipulation to bribery.
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