Special Prosecutor Extends Kim Gunhee's Detention Until the 31st... Third Summons Since Arrest Set for the 21st

Detention Extended Until August 31
Kim Gunhee to Appear for Special Prosecutor's Investigation After Medical Examination on the 21st
Further Questioning on Multiple Allegations Before Indictment

The detention period for Kim Gunhee has been extended until August 31.

Kim Gunhee, wife of former President Yoon Seokyeol, who is accused of violating the Capital Markets and Financial Investment Business Act, the Political Funds Act, and the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Receiving Bribes), is attending a pre-arrest detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of August 12, 2025. Photo by Joint Press Corps

On August 20, the special prosecutor's team led by Min Joongki, which is investigating various allegations against Kim, announced to the media, "The court decided yesterday (the 19th) to extend Kim Gunhee's detention period until August 31."

Previously, Kim was arrested on August 12 on charges of violating the Capital Markets and Financial Investment Services Act, the Political Funds Act, and the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Receiving Bribes). Under the Criminal Procedure Act, the standard detention period for a suspect is 10 days, but it can be extended once, allowing for a maximum of 20 days.

The special prosecutor's team originally planned to summon Kim at 10 a.m. on this day, but Kim submitted a handwritten statement to Seoul Southern Detention Center the previous afternoon, explaining that she was in very poor health and unable to attend. Considering her situation, the special prosecutor's team rescheduled the summons for 2 p.m. on August 21, one day later.

Kim's attorney stated, "Since the pre-trial detention hearing, Kim Gunhee has not been able to eat and is in poor health," adding, "After a face-to-face medical examination at the detention center on the morning of the 21st, she will participate in the investigation in the afternoon." Kim, who was first summoned by the special prosecutor's team on August 6, has responded to all three investigations so far.

The special prosecutor's team, which detained Kim on August 12, questioned her on August 14 and 18 regarding allegations of Myung Taegyun's involvement in candidate nominations and the alleged stock price manipulation of Deutsche Motors. However, she exercised her right to remain silent for most of the questioning. While Kim's side actively denied the charges during the pre-detention investigation, she has consistently refused to cooperate with the investigation since being detained at Seoul Southern Detention Center.

By the morning of August 18, the special prosecutor's team had completed its investigation into the candidate nomination interference allegations and began questioning regarding the Deutsche Motors stock price manipulation case in the afternoon. During the investigation scheduled for August 21, the team is expected to question her further about these allegations, as well as the allegations involving Geonjin Bopsa and the Unification Church.

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