South Korea court cuts ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee's prison term to five years, Yonhap says
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The appellate court sentenced Mrs. Kim Kun-hee to five years in prison on charges of accepting money and valuables in exchange for favors. The sentence was reduced by two years compared to the first trial, and the court acquitted her of specific charges of accepting money and valuables, citing insufficient evidence and a lack of awareness of the quid pro quo nature.
Appellate court lowers ex-first lady's sentence to 5 years in bribery trial
An appellate court on Tuesday lowered former first lady Kim Keon Hee's sentence to five years in prison during her bribery trial on charges of taking expensive gifts in return for job appointments. The Seoul High Court handed down the punishment after a lower court sentenced Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, to seven years in prison in June for accepting gifts in exchange for government jobs and business favors.
(ATTN: UPDATES with details; RECASTS headline, lead; RESTORES previous material)SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Tuesday reduced former first lady Kim Keon Hee's sentence to five years in prison during her bribery trial on charge
Mrs. Kim Kun-hee, who was brought to trial on charges of accepting personnel requests in exchange for luxury watches and jewelry, was sentenced to five years in prison in the appeal trial. The sentence was reduced by two years from the seven-year prison term handed down in the first trial as some charges regarding the receipt of a luxury watch from a robot dog businessman were overturned to not guilty. On the 22nd, the Seoul High Court Criminal …
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