South Korea's Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Arrested in Corruption Probe

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South Korea's Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Arrested in Corruption Probe
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Kim Keon Hee, the former first lady of South Korea and wife of ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested on charges including bribery and stock manipulation, marking a rare instance of both a former president and first lady being jailed in South Korea. She denies the charges, which involve illegal gains from stock rigging and accepting luxury bribes, amid ongoing political and legal turmoil in the country.

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