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Jailing of South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee reveals fresh bribery claims over US$40,000 watch

New claims against the former first lady tie yet another luxury gift to a company that won a contract to supply presidential ...

Kim Keon Hee tight-lipped in questioning

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee remained tight-lipped during questioning by a special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki, who ...
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Kim Keon-hee: The fall of the woman behind the throne

The suspicions that have long hounded the wife of disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol are now catching up with her ...

South Korean court orders arrest of wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol

A South Korean court has ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol as investigators seek to ...

Kim Keon-hee’s arrest: how a lie about a diamond pendant put her behind bars

The downfall of South Korea’s former first lady hinged on a complex cover-up over a diamond-studded necklace worn to a Nato summit in 2022.
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Prison life begins for Kim Keon Hee after court issues first pretrial detention warrant for former first lady

For the first time as a former first lady, Kim Keon Hee was officially admitted to a general cell at Seoul Southern Detention Center on Wednesday morning. She was assigned inmate number 4398.

Wife of South Korea’s ousted ex-President Yoon appears for questioning over corruption allegations

The wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor, as ...
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Ex-First Lady Kim Placed in Pretrial Detention; Interior Design Firm Raided over 2022 Project

Anchor: Former first lady Kim Keon-hee has been placed under pretrial detention as she faces allegations of stock manipulation, election meddling and bribery, after a Seoul ...