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Kim Keon Hee, accused of accepting Chanel bags and other items as bribes, is the only former first lady in the country to have been put behind bars. Her husband has also been jailed on insurrection charges.
By Choe Sang-Hun
Reporting from Seoul
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s impeached and ousted president, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of bribery, stock manipulation and political influence-peddling. She is the first former lady to be put behind bars in the country’s history.
