South Korea's Supreme Court postponed former first lady Kim Keon Hee's corruption trial sentencing to refer the case to its full bench. She faces charges of stock manipulation, accepting luxury gifts, and receiving free opinion polls, with conflicting lower court rulings on the poll charge.
South Korea's Supreme Court confirmed a suspended prison term for former prosecutor Kim Sang-min for bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with a 140 million-won painting by artist Lee Ufan in 2023. The bribe sought her support for his 2024 election nomination, and he also faced illegal political donation charges.
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee was questioned by a special counsel team in Gwacheon, South Korea, regarding alleged irregularities in the 2022 relocation of the presidential residence, including claims she influenced the selection of construction company 21 Gram.
Former South Korean Land Minister Won Hee-ryong will be questioned over a scrapped expressway project linked to the family of imprisoned former first lady Kim Keon Hee, amid allegations of financial favoritism.
South Korea's special counsel team has summoned former first lady Kim Keon Hee for questioning regarding alleged irregularities in the 2022 relocation of the presidential residence. She is suspected of involvement in selecting the construction company, 21 Gram, due to past ties.
The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict next week on corruption charges against former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for Thursday, following appeals against a Seoul High Court ruling that sentenced her to four years in prison for stock manipulation and bribery.
South Korea's Supreme Court confirmed prison sentences for a shaman and a former Unification Church official in a bribery case involving gifts allegedly given to former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The court upheld sentences of five years for shaman Jeon Seong-bae and 1 1/2 years for ex-church official Yun Young-ho.
Sentences for three individuals accused of bribing former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee have been finalized. The rulings include suspended prison terms and fines, with the defendants and prosecution opting not to appeal.
South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee received a seven-year prison sentence for accepting bribes, including luxury items, in exchange for political and business favours. This adds to a previous four-year term for stock manipulation. Her husband, former President Yoon Suk Yeol, is also in prison, serving a life sentence after being ousted in 2025 for sending drones to North Korea and leading an insurrection. Kim plans to appeal.
Kim Keon Hee, wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting luxury gifts in exchange for political and business favors. The Seoul Central District Court also ordered confiscation of the gifts.
Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee, already imprisoned for corruption, received an additional seven-year sentence for accepting "high-value precious metals" in exchange for favors in personnel appointments, with the court highlighting the rarity of such valuables.
Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Seoul Central District Court for accepting expensive gifts in exchange for job appointments and business favors.
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A South Korean appellate court judge who presided over a high-profile case involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee was found dead early Wednesday morning, police said. Shin Jong-oh, who had overturned a lower court’s not guilty verdict and imposed a harsher sentence on Kim, was discovered with severe injuries in a flower bed near the Seoul High Court building in Seocho district, southern Seoul. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at a nearby hospital. Police suspect the 55-year-old died after...
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The presiding judge of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's...
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The presiding judge of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's...
South Korea's special counsel team has appealed the Seoul High Court's ruling that increased former first lady Kim Keon Hee's prison sentence from 20 months to four years for corruption charges. The prosecution had sought a 15-year term for Kim, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was convicted of stock price manipulation and accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church. Both the special counsel and Kim's defense team have challenged the appellate decision to the Supreme Court.
