SEOUL — South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee has been questioned over allegations of stock manipulation and graft involving a $2,200 luxury handbag, the prosecution said on Sunday.
SEOUL — South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee has been questioned over allegations of stock manipulation and graft involving a $2,200 luxury handbag, the prosecution said on Sunday.The questioning comes as the opposition calls 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.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee salute during a ceremony held to mark the 74th anniversary of the start of the 1950-1953 Korean War, in Daegu on June 25, 2024. AFP PHOTOSuch 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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