A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee to one year and eight months in prison on Wednesday for corruption but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges.
The ruling marked the first time that both members of a presidential couple were convicted of crimes in South Korea.
Her husband, former president Yoon Suk-yeol, was handed a five-year jail term earlier this month after being found guilty of multiple charges, including attempts to block his arrest…
South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 20 months’ jail for corruption
