Yonhap News4/28/2026Crime1 min readSouth Korea
Appeals Court Increases Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee's Prison Sentence to 4 Years
Seoul High Court convicts wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol of stock manipulation and accepting luxury gifts from Unification Church
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- Seoul High Court increased former first lady Kim Keon Hee's sentence from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges, finding her guilty of stock price manipulation and accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church.
- Special counsel Min Joong-ki had sought a 15-year prison term for the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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An appeals court on Tuesday increased the sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges. The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence after finding her guilty of involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme and accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church. Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team had sought a 15-year prison term for the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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