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Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee Admits Receiving Chanel Bags from Shaman
Kim Keon Hee admitted receiving two Chanel bags worth about $17,500 from a shaman linked to the Unification Church but denied any bribery or favor exchanges, her lawyers said.
- On Nov. 5, former first lady Kim Keon Hee admitted receiving two Chanel handbags from shaman Jeon Sung-bae but denied receiving a Graff necklace or colluding with the Unification Church.
- Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team disclosed evidence that Jeon Sung-bae requested appointments for eight individuals to the presidential office shortly after the 2022 election and delivered goods between April and July 2022.
- Her lawyers said Kim Keon Hee initially declined then accepted the two Chanel handbags priced at 8 million won and 12 million won, which were returned and unused.
- Min's team indicted Kim Keon Hee in August with physical detention on Capital Market Act violations, while prosecutors dropped an October last year charge citing limits on punishing spouses.
- She apologised, saying Kim Keon Hee deeply regrets disappointing the public and probes allege she received 80 million won in Unification Church gifts tied to business favors in 2022.
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Former first lady admits she received Chanel handbags from shaman linked to Unification Church
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee has acknowledged for the first time that she received two Chanel handbags from a controversial figure allegedly linked to the Unification Church, her legal team said on Wednesday.
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