Appellate court set to rule on ex-first lady's jobs-for-gifts bribery case
An appellate court was set to rule Tuesday on former first lady Kim Keon Hee's charges of taking expensive gifts in return for job appointments and other favors. The Seoul High Court was scheduled to hand down its ruling at 2 p.m. after a lower court sentenced Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, to seven years in prison in June after finding her guilty of accepting bribes for…
The appellate court in South Korea is scheduled to deliver a ruling on Tuesday regarding former first lady Kim Keon Hee's bribery case. The case, which has been ongoing since June when the Seoul High Court sentenced her to seven years in prison, involves allegations of accepting gifts in exchange for job appointments and other favors.
The lower court found her guilty of receiving jewelry worth over 100 million won from a construction company chairman, a golden turtle ornament from Lee Bae-yong, a Dior bag from a pastor, a Vacheron Constantin watch from a businessperson, and a painting by artist Lee Ufan. The special counsel team indicted her on these charges, and the appellate court's decision will likely have significant implications for the case.
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