Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested on corruption charges related to stock price manipulation, illegal political funding, and accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church. The arrest warrant was issued due to concerns about evidence destruction, allowing prosecutors to hold her without bail.
The former arts exhibition company executive faced scrutiny during her husband’s presidency, including a scandal over Dior bags and allegations of plagiarism. Her arrest creates an unprecedented situation where both members of a former presidential couple are in custody simultaneously. Kim denies all charges against her and will be held at Nambu detention centre in Seoul.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/12/south-korean-court-orders-arrest-of-impeached-former-president-wife-kim-keon-hee