Seoul, June 21 (IANS) A Seoul court is set to deliver its verdict this week on South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee, who has been indicted over receiving luxury gifts in exchange for job appointments and business favors. The Seoul Central District Court will hold the sentencing hearing for Kim, the wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, on charges of violating a law on the acceptance of bribes for mediation, at 2 pm Friday, according to judicial sources Sunday.Kim w…
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Seoul, May 16 (IANS) A special counsel team in South Korea has sought a 7.5-year prison term for former first lady Kim Keon Hee during her bribery trial on charges of receiving luxury gifts along with requests for government appointments and other favours. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team made the sentencing recommendation for Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, at the trial’s final hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday for violating a law on the acceptance of bri…