South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Arrested Amid Sweeping Corruption Probe
South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Arrested Amid Sweeping Corruption Probe Seoul, South Korea — Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested following a special prosecutor’s request, as investigators push forward with charges related to a litany of alleged crimes including bribery, stock manipulation, and political meddling. A Seoul Central District Court granted the arrest warrant late Tuesday, citing concerns that Kim Keon Hee posed a risk of evidence…