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  "id": 10393093,
  "title": "1-year prison term sought for PPP lawmaker for giving luxury bag to ex-first lady",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/1-year-prison-term-sought-for-ppp-lawmaker-for-giving-luxury-bag-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260928/1-yr-prison-term-sought-for-ppp-lawmaker-for-giving-luxury-bag-to-ex-first-lady"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The special counsel has demanded a one-year prison term for a People Power Party lawmaker and his wife for allegedly gifting a luxury Roger Vivier bag to former first lady Kim Keon Hee in March 2023. The lawmaker, Kim Gi-hyeon, claimed that his wife gave the bag as a favor in exchange for the ex-first lady's support during his election as party leader earlier that month. However, Kim maintains he did not solicit the gift. The former first lady confirmed receiving the bag but stated it was not handed to her personally. The prosecutor also sought a six-month prison term for Kim's wife for violating anti-graft laws.",
  "summary": "A special counsel team on Monday sought a one-year prison term for a lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party on charges of giving a luxury bag to former first lady Kim Keon Hee. Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon and his wife are accused of handing a Roger Vivier clutch bag to the then first lady in March 2023 in return for her support for his election as the party leader earlier that month. Special…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "1-yr prison term sought for PPP lawmaker for giving luxury bag to ex-first lady",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/1-yr-prison-term-sought-for-ppp-lawmaker-for-giving-luxury-bag-to-ex",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:22:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "1-yr prison term sought for PPP lawmaker for giving luxury bag to ex-first lady",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/1-yr-prison-term-sought-for-ppp-lawmaker-for-giving-luxury-bag-to-ex-10389803",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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