Overview
- The Seoul Central District Court found the former first lady guilty of accepting luxury gifts, including Chanel handbags and a Graff diamond necklace, from Unification Church officials in exchange for political favors.
- Judges ordered a forfeiture of 12.8 million won and the confiscation of the necklace, criticizing her misuse of the influence tied to her role as presidential spouse.
- Special counsel Min Joong-ki had sought a 15-year term and major fines, and his team called the verdict and sentence too lenient as it prepares an appeal.
- Kim was acquitted on allegations of Deutsch Motors stock manipulation and on claims of illegal political polling benefits due to insufficient evidence.
- Both Kim and former president Yoon Suk Yeol are in custody after separate convictions, while related cases saw ex-church official Yun Young-ho jailed for 14 months and lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong sentenced to two years.