Top Court Issues Additional Arrest Warrant for Jailed Ex-First Lady
The court cited flight risk and evidence destruction as it granted a new warrant tied to bribery charges.
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asiae.co.kr(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Mi-ryeong = The detention period of Mrs. Kim Kun-hee, which was set to expire at the end of this month, has been extended by two months until the end of this year.
Top court issues additional arrest warrant for jailed ex-first lady
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee to keep her in custody for two more months, citing the risk of fleeing and destroying evidence. The decision comes after the top court convened a hearing for Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, earlier in the day to decide whether to extend her detention period set to expire Saturday. The top court handed out the decision hours after t…
Kim Kun-hee's detention period extended by two months until December 31.
(2nd LD) Top court issues additional arrest warrant for jailed ex-first lady
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; updates throughout with details)SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee to keep her in custody for two more months, citing the risk o
An additional arrest warrant has been issued for Mrs. Kim Kun-hee, whose detention period was scheduled to expire on the 31st. Mrs. Kim's legal team argued that there was no risk of flight or destruction of evidence and that the Special Counsel's request for an additional warrant constituted "detention for a separate case," but the Supreme Court rejected these arguments. On the afternoon of the 27th, the Supreme Court's Second Division (presidin…
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