South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery

August 29, 2025 11:05 AM

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been indicted for bribery and other charges, a special prosecution team said on Friday, amid a widening investigation into the country's martial law crisis and scandals involving the once-powerful couple. Both Yoon and Kim have been arrested and are in jail, with Yoon already undergoing trial on charges that include insurrection following his ouster in April over a botched bid to impose martial law in December. ...

Solitary cell with mattress on the floor for South Korea’s once powerful ex-first lady

August 13, 2025 12:32 PM

Solitary cell with mattress on the floor for South Korea’s once powerful ex-first lady

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her husband and ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol occupies as prosecutors pursue the once high-flying couple in a widening criminal probe. Kim was formally booked into the Seoul Nambu Detention Centre on the western edge of the capital, a comparatively new correctional facility that opened in 2011 and is one of the few run by a female warden. She will be treated in the same way as ot...

South Korea’s former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

August 13, 2025 9:35 AM

South Korea’s former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested after a court late on Tuesday issued a warrant to arrest her following accusations of graft that she denies, a special prosecutor leading a wide-reaching probe said. Kim is South Korea's only former first lady to be arrested, joining her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, in jail as he faces trial following his ouster in April over a botched bid to impose martial law in December. Earlier in the day, Kim, wearing a black suit, bow...