(UPDATE) SEOUL — South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee has been questioned over allegations of graft involving a $2,200 luxury handbag and stock manipulation, prosecutors said on Sunday.
SEOUL — South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee has been questioned over allegations of graft involving a $2,200 luxury handbag and stock manipulation, prosecutors said on Sunday.The questioning came as the political opposition called for a special probe into the first lady, who has been under scrutiny for accepting a Dior bag in violation of government ethics rules, and for her alleged role in a stock manipulation scheme.
The scandal hit President Yoon Suk Yeol's already-low approval ratings, contributing to a stinging defeat for his party in general elections in April as it failed to win back a parliamentary majority.Such a gift would violate South Korean law, which bans public officials and their spouses from accepting anything worth more than $750.
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