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Wife of South Korea’s ousted ex-President Yoon appears for questioning over corruption allegations
The wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor, as investigators expanded a probe into suspicions of stock manipulation, bribery,
South Korea's former first lady questioned over corruption charges
STORY: South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee apologised on Wednesday as she appeared for questioning by investigators on a string of corruption charges. "I am truly sorry that a nobody like me has caused concern to the people.
South Korea's former first lady 'sorry' about graft probe that plagued Yoon presidency
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee apologised on Wednesday as she appeared for questioning by investigators on a string of corruption charges that plagued her husband's term before it ended abruptly,
South Korea's former first lady questioned in probe over bribe allegations
Investigators are looking into issues ranging from allegations Kim Keon Hee received a luxury handbag to suspicions she was involved in a stock manipulation scheme.
South Korea’s jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off clothes
South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor at his detention room.
South Korea's ex-leader Yoon lay on floor of cell and refused to be questioned, prosecutors say
SEOUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is in detention while on trial and facing various criminal probes, lay on the floor of his cell on Friday and refused to leave it for questioning, a spokesperson for a special prosecutor said.
Wife of S.Korea's ex-president Yoon appears for questioning over corruption allegations
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's ousted former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at the special prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea on Aug 6. (AP)
Wife of South Korea’s ousted ex-President Yoon questioned over corruption allegations
The wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor on Wednesday, as investigators expanded a probe into suspicions of stock manipulation,
South Korea's ex-First Lady quizzed in probe over bribe allegations
SEOUL: South Korea's former first lady, at the heart of a Dior bag scandal that shook the country's politics, appeared for questioning as part of an investigation into allegations ranging from suspected stock manipulation to bribery.
South Korean Prosecutors Question Ex-first Lady Accused Of Graft
South Korean prosecutors questioned former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday over a litany of allegations, including stock manipulation and bribery.
Ex-first lady appears for questioning on corruption allegations
Ex-first lady appears for questioning on corruption allegations Kim Keon Hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, appears at the office of special counsel Min Joong-ki's team in Seoul on Aug. 6, 2025,

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