Seoul, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for corruption

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2026-01-28

A South Korean judge handed the country's former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail for corruption on Wednesday but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges. Controversy has long surrounded 53-year-old Kim and accusations of corruption, influence peddling and even academic fraud dominated her husband Yoon Suk Yeol's time in office. Both are now in custody -- Yoon for actions taken during his disastrous declaration of......

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