'Kim Gun-hee Luxury Bag Bribery Allegation' Report Case Assigned to Central District Prosecutors' Office Criminal Division

The criminal division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has taken charge of the case in which First Lady Kim Geon-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, was accused of receiving an expensive luxury handbag as a gift.

First Lady Kim Geon-hee [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the legal community on the 15th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office recently assigned the case to the Criminal Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Kim Seung-ho).

Earlier, the internet media outlet 'Seoul's Voice' revealed a video last month, claiming that "First Lady Kim received a luxury handbag worth approximately 3 million won from Pastor Choi Jae-young, a Korean-American, on September 13 last year, after President Yoon's inauguration."

The video was reportedly filmed by Pastor Choi using a 'wristwatch hidden camera,' and the gift was prepared by Seoul's Voice.

In a subsequent interview with Seoul's Voice, Pastor Choi also claimed that in June of the same year, during a meeting with First Lady Kim, she mentioned 'Financial Services Commission appointment' while on a phone call.

Baek Eun-jong, CEO of Seoul's Voice, filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 6th, accusing President Yoon and his wife of violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and bribery charges.

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