Seoul [ South Korea ], September 24 (ANI): Former South Korea n First Lady Kim Keon-hee appeared in court on Wednesday for the first hearing in a corruption trial linked to bribery and stock manipulation, Al Jazeera reported.

Kim, 53, wearing her inmate number 4398 and partially covering her face with a mask, was brought from the detention centre to the Seoul Central District Court. She has been in detention since August 12. During an identity check, Kim told the bench she was currently "unemployed" and did not want a jury trial, according to Al Jazeera.

She is the first spouse of a former president to stand trial in South Korea after being accused of violating the Capital Markets Act, the Political Funds Act, and a law on the acceptance of bribes for mediation.

The charge un

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