South Korea's former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

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South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested after a court late on Tuesday (Aug 12) issued a warrant to arrest her following accusations of graft that she denies, a special prosecutor leading a wide-reaching probe said.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yc488mxf   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00South Korea's former First Lady Kim Ki-yeon-hee was arrested late Tuesday after a court issued

00:13a warrant over multiple graft allegations, which she denies. The 52-year-old is the first

00:18former First Lady in the country to be taken into custody, joining her husband, ousted

00:23President Yoon-suk Yeol, who is on trial after being removed from office in April over a failed

00:29bid to impose martial law last December. She was taken to a detention center in Seoul to

00:35await the ruling, in line with customary practice. Prosecutors say the charges, which carry potential

00:42prison terms of several years, include stock fraud, bribery, and illegal influence peddling

00:48involving business owners, religious leaders, and a political power broker. She is accused

00:54of failing to declare a Van Cleef pendant worth over $60 million won worn to a 2022 NATO summit,

01:01as well as accepting two Chanel handbags worth $20 million won and a diamond necklace from

01:06a religious group in exchange for favorable influence on its business interests. Prosecutors

01:12sought her arrest, citing the risk of evidence tampering and interference with the investigation.

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