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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.

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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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