00:00A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday reduced former First Lady Kim Ki-yeon-hee's prison sentence to five years
00:08from seven, after upholding her conviction for accepting bribes during her husband's presidency.
00:14Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, was convicted by a lower court in June of accepting luxury
00:22items in return for political favors.
00:24Her lawyers called the partial acquittal meaningful and said they would appeal to the Supreme Court.
00:31Yoon was impeached over his failed December 2024 martial law declaration and later sentenced to life in prison for masterminding
00:39an insurrection.
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