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Special Counsel Indicts Kim Keon Hee Ally as Saturday Questioning for Ex-First Lady Is Postponed

The probe widens with fresh raids over suspected stock‑rigging plus a court‑ordered arrest tied to alleged luxury gifts.

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Jeon Seong-bae, a shaman better known as Geonjin, appears at the office of special counsel Min Joong-ki's team in Seoul on Aug. 21, 2025, as the team brought him into custody to wait for the result of a court hearing to review the legality of his detention over corruption allegations surrounding Kim Keon Hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. (Yonhap)
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Lee Jong-ho, former head of Blackpearl Invest, appears for a hearing on his potential arrest at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul in this Aug. 5, 2025, file photo. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Prosecutors indicted Lee Jong-ho under detention on charges of violating the Attorney-at-Law Act after he allegedly took over 80 million won to seek a reduced sentence for another figure in the case.
  • Investigators raided 10 locations including Well Biotec’s Seoul headquarters as they probe suspected Sambu-related stock manipulation tied to touted Ukraine reconstruction deals.
  • Well Biotec shares jumped from below 1,500 won to 4,610 won between May and July 2023, with about 40 billion won in investor gains and convertible-bond activity flagged by the special counsel.
  • A court issued an arrest warrant for shaman Jeon Seong-bae on suspicion he funneled luxury gifts on behalf of the Unification Church, with judges citing a high risk of evidence destruction.
  • Kim Keon Hee skipped a planned fourth questioning session on Saturday due to health issues after largely remaining silent in three prior interrogations, and she has been summoned again for Monday.