Overview
- Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team asked the court for 15 years in prison, a 2 billion won fine, and seizure of 811.4 million won they say are illicit gains.
- Prosecutors allege Kim conspired to manipulate Deutsch Motors shares from 2010 to 2012, generating roughly 810 million won in profits with associates.
- Additional charges include accepting free opinion polling worth 270 million won in 2022 in exchange for a party nomination favor and receiving luxury gifts worth 80 million won from a Unification Church official via a shaman.
- Kim, detained since August 12, denied wrongdoing in her final statement, apologized to the public, and delivered part of her defense through a PowerPoint presentation.
- The court accepted a written statement from an alleged accomplice surnamed Lee as evidence, and separate probes continue into further bribery, interference with a state investigation, and potential misuse of cultural heritage assets.