Seoul, April 28 (IANS) An appeals court on Tuesday increased the sentence for South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges. The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence during a hearing that was televised live, after finding her partially guilty of involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme and guilty of accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church, Yonhap News Agency reported. It acquitted her, however, of receiving free …
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Gwacheon, Feb 25 (IANS) A new special counsel team officially launched on Wednesday to investigate remaining suspicions surrounding ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, his failed martial law bid and allegations involving his wife.Special counsel Kwon Chang-young has been tasked with reopening investigations into insurrection charges stemming from Yoon’s failed martial law bid, along with corruption allegations tied to former first lady Kim Keon Hee and the 2023 death of a Marine….
Seoul, Feb 2 (IANS) South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday appealed against a court ruling sentencing her to 20 months in prison for accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church. Last Wednesday, the Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence, making Kim and her husband, ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s first former presidential couple to be imprisoned with criminal convictions.The court found Kim guilty of accepting a Chanel bag and a Graff di…
Seoul, Jan 30 (IANS) A special counsel on Friday appealed a court ruling in the corruption case of South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee that handed down a prison term but found her not guilty on most charges, saying the court misapprehended the facts and that the sentence was too lenient. The appeal comes two days after Kim, the wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church in retur…
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) The South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said on Thursday that it has expelled former party chief Han Dong-hoon over his family’s posting of defamatory comments about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on a party bulletin board.The party’s supreme council finalised the decision about two weeks after its ethics committee voted to oust Han for the conduct it said had damaged the party’s image.Han’s family has been accused of posting derogatory commen…
Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in prison after finding her guilty of accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church that had sought business favours. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team had sought a 15-year prison term for Kim, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who stands trial on an insurrection charge related to his martial law bid in 2024.But the Seoul Central District Court handed down…
Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) A South Korean court is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday on the corruption and bribery case of former first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, marking the first ruling of three criminal trials she faces.The Seoul Central District Court is scheduled to hold the sentencing hearing at 2:10 p.m., which will be televised live.If found guilty, Kim and her husband would become the first former presidential couple to both be convicted. Yoon …
Seoul, Jan 27 (IANS) A South Korean court on Tuesday allowed live broadcasts of this week’s ruling on the corruption and bribery case of former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul Central District Court said it accepted broadcasters’ request to air the verdict, which will be delivered at a hearing scheduled for 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Yonhap News Agency reported.The court typically allows live broadcasts in consideration of the public interest.Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team has requested a 15-y…
Seoul, Jan 15 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his first court verdict on charges stemming from his December 2024 imposition of martial law later this week, officials said on Thursday.The Seoul Central District Court will hold the sentencing hearing of Yoon’s trial on special obstruction of public duty and other charges in connection to his failed martial law bid at 2 p.m. Friday.It marks Yoon’s first sentencing of the eight cases he is standing trial on, including…
Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) An internal rift in the South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was seen to be intensifying on Wednesday after its ethics committee voted to expel former chief Han Dong-hoon over allegations his family posted defamatory comments about former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.The ethics panel announced the decision in a late-night meeting Tuesday, saying Han will be expelled for actions deemed “extremely damaging to the party” and for violating party rules i…