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 is set to rule on former first lady Kim Keon Hee's bribery case on Tuesday at 2 p.m. after her lower court sentencing in June. She was given a seven-year prison term for accepting bribes in return for job appointments and other favors. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife was indicted by a special counsel team on charges of receiving over 100 million won worth of jewelry, a golden turtle ornament, a Dior bag, a Vacheron Constantin watch, and a painting from various individuals in exchange for securing jobs and other benefits.
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