Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Former First Lady of South Korea Faces Arrest in Graft Case
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Former First Lady of South Korea Faces Arrest in Graft Case. In South Korea, former first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared in court today as a judge weighs whether to issue an arrest warrant on graft charges. If detained, she would make history as the nation's first former first lady to be jailed — joining her husband, ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol who is already behind bars awaiting trial for trying to impose martial law last year. Kim is accused of stock fraud, bribery, and influence peddling — including failing to declare a luxury pendant worth over 60 million won worn at a NATO summit and accepting Chanel handbags and a diamond necklace from a religious group in return for favors. Her lawyers reject the allegations, calling them baseless. The court's decision is expected late tonight. Meanwhile, Yoon faces charges of insurrection and abuse of power, crimes that could carry life in prison — or even the death penalty.
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