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The accusations against Kim, punishable by years in prison, range from the fraud of actions to corruption and the illegal influence of hawking.
The former first lady of South Korea, Kim Keon-Heeappeared before the court for a five -hour hearing, but the judge has not yet made a decision at a request for prosecution for a mandate to arrest him for accusation of access to an investigation.
If she is detained, she would be the only former first lady in South Korea to be arrested, joining her husband, the former president Yoon Suk-Yeol, in prison by facing a trial, following her move in April, on a sloppy attempt to impose martial law in December.
Kim, wearing a black suit, lost upon his arrival on Tuesday, but did not answer journalists’ questions or made a statement.
After the end of the hearing, she left to wait for the decision of a detention center in Seoul, the capital, in accordance with customary practice.
The accusations brought against her, punishable by years in prison, range from the fraud of actions to corruption and the illegal influence of hawking that involved business owners, religious personalities and a political broker.
She was accused of breaking the law on an incident during which she wore a luxury pendant van Cleef was worth more than 60 million won ($ 43,000) while attending a NATO summit with her husband in 2022.
The article has not been listed in the couple’s financial disclosure, as required by law, according to the accusation.
Kim is also accused of having received two Chanel bags together with a value of 20 million won ($ 14,500) and a diamond necklace of a religious group as a bridge pot in exchange for influence favorable to its commercial interests.
Kim denies accusations
The accusation requested Kim’s arrest because of the risk of destroying the evidence and interfere with the investigation, said a spokesperson for the special prosecutor team at a press conference after Tuesday’s hearing.
The spokesman, Oh Jeong-Hee, told that Kim had told prosecutors that the pendant she was wearing was a false bought 20 years ago in Hong Kong.
The accusation said, however, that it was authentic and given by a national construction company that Kim to carry at the top, said Oh.
Kim’s lawyers did not immediately comment on Tuesday, but they previously denied the accusations against her and rejected as basic speculation reports on some of the gifts she would have received.
The court is expected to announce its late decision on Tuesday or night, the media said, on the basis of the decision of the decision to arrest Yoon.
Yoon is judged for insurrection, which could lead to a prison sentence or even the death penalty.
The former president, who also faces accusations of abuse of power, among other things, denied reprehensible acts and refused to attend hearings of first instance or to be interviewed by prosecutors.
