South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 20 months’ jail for corruption

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption on Wednesday, marking the first time both members of a presidential couple have been convicted of crimes in South Korea. The court acquitted her of alleged stock manipulation and other charges. This follows her husband, former president Yoon Suk-yeol, receiving a five-year jail term earlier this month for charges including obstructing his arrest after his failed 2024 martial law decree. Yoon also faces a separate case with potential penalties of life imprisonment or the death penalty. Kim was implicated in several influence-peddling and bribery scandals during Yoon's presidency, which ended prematurely due to his impeachment and removal from office following the failed coup attempt.

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