US EditionSouth Korea's Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Goes on Trial in Corruption Case
Kim Keon Hee faces charges including stock manipulation and illegal campaign finance benefits with alleged illicit earnings over 1 billion won, marking a historic trial for a former first lady.
- On September 24, 2025, Kim Keon-hee, the former first lady of South Korea, made her initial court appearance in Seoul for a corruption trial.
- The trial followed her arrest in August and alleges stock manipulation, illegal campaign funding, and receiving bribes linked to her husband's election.
- Kim appeared in a navy suit with inmate number 4398, declared herself unemployed, declined a jury trial, and the hearing lasted about 40 minutes.
- Investigators estimated her illegal profits at 1.03 billion won, including 810 million won from stock manipulation, and called to freeze her assets during the trial.
- Kim's trial marks the first for a former first lady in Korea, and both she and her husband face simultaneous legal proceedings with further hearings expected.
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South Korean impeached former president's wife goes on trial for corruption
Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted after a bid to impose martial law, is accused of charges including stock manipulation, election law violation and corruption
South Korean ex-first lady faces bribery trial
SEOUL - Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, appeared in court on Wednesday at the start of her corruption trial, part of a criminal investigation that has ensnared high-profile political and religious figures.
South Korea’s ex-first lady faces bribery trial as ‘Dior bag’ scandal widens
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's ousted former president Yoon Suk Yeol, appeared in court on Wednesday at the start of her corruption trial, part of a criminal probe that has ensnared high-profile political and religious figures.
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