South Korea on Friday indicted its former first lady, Kim Keon Hee, on charges of bribery and market manipulation.

She was indicted for amassing over 1 billion won (about $720,000) in criminal proceeds, violating several laws of the country, including capital market and financial investment business, and political funds act, according to a statement in Korean from special counsel Min Joong-ki's team, translated by CNBC.

This includes a stock manipulation scheme between 2010 and 2012, resulting in illicit profits of over 810 million won.

Kim is the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol whose short-lived martial law in December 2024 led to his impeachment and removal from office earlier this year. He was arrested and faces charges of insurrection over his martial law bid, which car

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