US EditionSouth Korea court sentences ex-First Lady Kim to jail term for bribery
Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months for accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church, while acquitted of stock manipulation and political funding charges due to lack of evidence.
- Kim Keon Hee, the ex-First Lady of South Korea, was sentenced to jail for bribery charges.
- She was accused of making money through stock price manipulation and receiving gifts as bribes.
- Prosecutors sought a 15-year prison term and fine, stating she undermined separation of religion and state.
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The scandals around Kim, 53 years old, marked the presidentship of the husband, Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol, defeated after a short statement of martial law at the end of 2024.
A Seoul court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for accepting bribes from a controversial religious sect. Her husband and former president Yoon Suk-yeol was also sentenced to prison in mid-month, marking the first time in the country's history that both a former president and his wife have been convicted.
South Korea court sentences former first lady to jail term for bribery
SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee on Wednesday, January 28, to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting Chanel bags and a diamond pendant from Unification Church officials in return for political favors. The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol who was ousted from office last year, on charges of stock price manipulation and violating the politica…
It all started with one designer bag. Then another, then a luxurious necklace and much more.
Kim Keon Hee was considered to accept Chanel bags and a diamond ring from members of the Church of the United Nations in exchange for political favors
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