South Korea’s former first woman Kim Keon Hee arrives on the particular prosecutor’s workplace in Seoul, South Korea, August 6, 2025.
Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters
South Korea’s ex-first woman Kim Keon Hee has been reportedly indicted over corruption and bribery expenses.
South Korean media outlet Yonhap reported that Kim was accused of offering funds for a inventory manipulation scheme, in addition to receiving free opinion polls forward of the presidential election in 2022.
She can be suspected of receiving luxurious presents from the Unification Church, a non secular motion based in Seoul, in change for enterprise favors in 2022.
Kim is the spouse of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was faraway from workplace and arrested earlier this 12 months for his short-lived declaration of martial legislation in December 2024.
Yoon additionally faces expenses of revolt over his martial legislation bid, which carries a most penalty of demise.
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