South Korea’s former first girl 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 girl 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 items from the Unification Church, a spiritual motion based in Seoul, in trade 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 regulation in December 2024.
Yoon additionally faces expenses of revolt over his martial regulation bid, which carries a most penalty of loss of life.
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