Kim Keon Hee in custody on three charges while husband Yoon Suk Yeol detained over attempt to impose martial law
A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of the impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, making her the first former first lady to be arrested in the country’s history.
The Seoul central district court ruling creates an unprecedented situation in which both members of a former presidential couple are simultaneously in custody.
Yoon Suk Yeol was sent back into detention in July as prosecutors investigate his failed attempt to impose martial law in December last year.
A special counsel was established after Lee Jae Myung was elected president in June to investigate 16 criminal allegations against Kim. However, Wednesday’s arrest warrant covered only three charges.
