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KIM KEON-HEE SHEDS TEARS IN FINAL STATEMENT... "LOST EVERYTHING AFTER MY HUSBAND BECAME PRESIDENT"

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Ms. Kim, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial on charges of "trading offices", specifically accepting money and valuables in exchange for favors such as personnel appointments—sobbed during her closing argument in the appeal trial, pleading, "I ask that at least a modicum of my honor be preserved so that my entire life is not defined by this." The special prosecution team (led by Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki) demanded…

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The Democratic Party of Korea criticized First Lady Kim Kun-hee, who denied charges of "selling official positions"—specifically accepting bribes worth 300 million won along with various requests using her status as the President's spouse—as the prosecution sought a seven-year prison sentence in the appellate trial, the same as in the first trial, calling it a "shameless evasion without remorse." Lee Joo-hee, the Democratic Party's floor spokesp…

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Mrs. Kim Kun-hee, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial on charges of so-called "selling public office" involving the acceptance of bribes and favors, shed tears while pleading her innocence during the final hearing of her appeal trial. In response, her lawyer posted a message stating, "The truth will eventually be revealed." Attorney Yoo Jung-hwa, Mrs. Kim's defense counsel, stated on Facebook on the 10th, "This is virtu…

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Mrs. Kim Kun-hee, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial on charges of so-called 'selling public office,' choked up during the appeal trial, saying that she lost both her property and honor after her husband, former President Yoon Suk-yeol, became president.

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Mrs. Kim, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison from the first instance on charges of “marriage magic” in the name of a request for personnel, etc., sobbed at the end of her appeal, saying, “I ask that only minimal honor be protected so that my entire life is not defined.” Kim Kun-hee's special inspection team (Special Prosecutor Min Jung-ki) was imprisoned for 7 years. Mrs. Kim increased a specific crime at the Seoul High Court Criminal Divisi…

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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매일신문 broke the news on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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