South Korean court issues an arrest warrant against Ms. of Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean court issues an arrest warrant against Ms. of Yoon Suk Yeol

A South Korean court on Tuesday has the arrest of the woman of the detained former president

Investigations and arrest

The investigators announced that the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant against Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday. This investigation is part of three special investigations that were initiated under South Korea's new Liberal government against Yoon's presidency, a conservative. Yoon was removed from office and last month after he was imposed on war law in December had.

a historical case

The remarkable in this case is that Yoon and Kim are the first pair of president in South Korea to be arrested at the same time due to criminal accusations. Yoo’s surprising, but poorly planned power grip on December 3, came during an apparently routine standstill with the liberals, which he described as "state enemy" forces, who used their legislative majority to block his agenda.

public reaction and allegations

Some political opponents have questioned whether Yoo’s actions were sometimes motivated by the growing allegations against his wife, who impaired his approval values and gave his rival political scope. Kim did not speak to journalists in court on Tuesday when she appeared for a hearing of the arrest warrant for several hours.

further allegations and investigation team

The investigation team led by the special prosecutor Min Joong-Ki, who was appointed by the new Liberal President Lee Jae Myung in June, interviewed Kim about seven hours on Wednesday of last week before decided to apply for her arrest. Kim said briefly as journalists and apologized for the public concern, but indicated that she would reject the allegations against herself and wanted to present herself as "insignificant".

different corruption allegations

The investigators suspect that Kim and Yoon had an inadmissible influence on the conservative People Power Party to nominate a certain candidate in a by-election in 2022, supposedly at the request of the election broker Myung Tae-Kyun. Myung is suspected of having used manipulated data for Yoon to help him win his party's presidential for elections.

In addition, Kim is faced with several allegations of corruption, including the claim that she received luxury gifts through a clairvoyant who was a mediator for an official of the UNIFICATION Church who was looking for business favors. In addition, your possible participation in a stock price manipulation scheme that is connected to a local BMW dealer is examined.

During his term in office, Yoon repeatedly rejected claims to examine his wife and described them as unfounded political attacks.