US EditionSouth Korean First Lady Jailed for Accepting Luxury Bribes
Kim Keon Hee was convicted for accepting gifts worth 80 million won from Unification Church officials but acquitted of stock manipulation and political funding violations.
- On Wednesday, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Keon‑hee, former first lady, to 20 months for accepting expensive items from the Unification Church in return for political favors.
- After a 180-day probe concluded on December 29, Special counsel Min Joong‑ki said Kim Keon‑hee used her status as the president’s spouse to receive money and influence appointments.
- Prosecutors detailed seized luxury items, noting a $27,700 wristwatch, a $97,000 painting, a $43,000 necklace, and the court ordered forfeiture of 12.8 million won .
- With Wednesday's ruling, Kim Keon‑hee and her husband have become the country's first presidential couple jailed with criminal convictions, and both prosecutors and Kim’s legal team can appeal.
- Hak Ja Han, leader of the Unification Church, was indicted on bribery charges and denies directing payments; the church recruited more than 3,000 Unification members into Yoon Suk Yeol’s party, and a ruling in Yoon’s insurrection case is expected next month.
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South Korea’s Former First Lady Jailed for 20 Months for Corruption
South Korea’s former first lady, Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced on Jan. 28 to one year and eight months in prison for corruption. Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence after finding Kim guilty of receiving luxury gifts, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace, from the Unification Church, in exchange for promises of political favors. “Being closest to a president, a first lady …
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