The wife of imprisoned former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now also being detained after her arrest on charges of bribery.

Kim Keon-hee, the former first lady, is accused of accepting illicit financial gifts and participating in a stock manipulation scheme while her husband was in office .

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“Just as moonlight shines brightly in the darkest night, I too will endure this time, looking to my truth and heart,” she told the press through a statement relayed by her attorneys.

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of impeached former president

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