Overview

• Special prosecutors indicted former first lady Kim Keon-hee, who remains in custody, on bribery, Capital Markets Act and Political Funds Act charges tied to alleged stock manipulation and luxury gifts.
• Investigators allege she received items such as designer handbags and jewelry from Unification Church figures in exchange for influence, while church leaders deny institutional responsibility.
• UPI and local reports detail additional allegations that include influence peddling during 2022 races and receipt of polling data, with prosecutors indicating their probe continues.
• Former prime minister Han Duck-soo was indicted without detention for aiding Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law plan, alongside perjury and falsifying state documents allegations.
• Yoon remains detained and on trial on insurrection-related counts linked to the December martial law attempt, and President Donald Trump has publicly criticized the arrests in recent comments.