Top court to hold hearing on new arrest warrant for jailed ex-first lady
The Supreme Court was scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday to decide whether to issue a new arrest warrant for jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee to continue to keep her in custody. The hearing was set to take place at 2:30 p.m. after special counsel Min Joong-ki's team requested the warrant for Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim is currently standing trial at the Supreme…
The Supreme Court is set to hold a hearing on Tuesday to determine whether to issue a new arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon Hee, who is currently incarcerated. The hearing is scheduled to commence at 2:30 p.m., following a request from special counsel Min Joong-ki's team for the warrant on behalf of Kim, husband of the former president Yoon Suk Yeol.
Kim is presently undergoing trial at the Supreme Court for two distinct offenses - corruption and bribery. Min's team requested the new warrant due to the expiry of her existing warrant on corruption charges, which will lapse on Saturday before a final verdict is delivered. Kim is set to partake in the warrant hearing remotely from the Seoul Nambu Detention Center, where she has been confined since August 2025.
The Supreme Court is anticipated to announce its decision on the warrant later in the day. The hearing unfolds amid the Supreme Court's ongoing review of Kim's sentences handed down by appellate court benches - a four-year prison term for the corruption case and a five-year sentence for the bribery case.
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