South Korean ex-first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 7 years for accepting ‘high-value precious metals’ as bribes

A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee, already serving four years for corruption, to another seven years’ imprisonment in a jobs-for-gifts scandal on June 26, 2026. Kim was found guilty of accepting “high-value precious metals” in exchange for favours in personnel appointments, according to the live-streamed ruling.