Korea’s First Lady Faces Questions About Handbag and Stock Manipulation Allegations
The ongoing saga around the hangbag from hell political hit job continues for Korea’s First Lady:
First lady Kim Keon Hee was interrogated by prosecutors over allegations that she illegally accepted a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor and was involved in a stock manipulation scheme, according to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Sunday,
Kim was summoned on Saturday for an investigation into graft and stock manipulation cases. She was questioned face-to-face at an undisclosed government building for about 12 hours.
Kim faces allegations that she illegally accepted a Christian Dior handbag valued at around 3 million won ($2,158) from pastor Choi Jae-young during their meeting in Seoul in September 2022, four months after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration.
You can read more at the link.
Lawfare is only in one direction, I see.
Do South Koreans see how the Chinese-media are tainting their perceptions?
How is a rotted corruption, a “political hit job”?
Lawfare or fair law?
Even Cho Kuk’s wife spent months in the juzgao.
One wonders if there is any actual crime in taking a bag as a gift or if it only becomes a crime if something is exchanged for it.
Then, when it is found to be all a political hit job with a hidden camera and she was actually reluctant to take the bag instead of making demands, it even seems less than a crime.
This is a non-issue.
Protip: When you become the president’s wife, just make a personal rule to not take anything until after you leave office, at which point you can get book deals, speeches, and board memberships.
To @GIKorea and the Setnaffarians it is ok for right wing politicians to be involved in corruption while left wing politicians should be vigorously prosecuted for alleged corruption.
The reason?
They need right wingers to remain in power because they ensure that USFK remain in Korea forever and thus a weak Korea dependent on a foreign power.
Obviously, the Setnaffarian claims that they care about Korea are all lies and BS, since their main concerns are to make their Russian and Chinese masters happy.
Drat, he has me figured out.
I want to keep USFK in Korea to please my Russian and Chinese masters.
Yeah.
And as expected the Setnaffarian feigns ignorance in a feeble attempt to hide his true intentions, when his true intentions are obvious.
Have you ever heard of the Kim Young Ran law? If you take anything that’s over 30,000 Won, and you’re in an influential position, then you’re breaking the law. US-style lobbying of political figures is highly illegal in South Korea.
“If you take anything that’s over 30,000 Won, and you’re in an influential position, then you’re breaking the law.”
I think that amount is limited to funerals and festival occasions.
From the link on the specifics that would seem to apply in this case, article 8:
Prohibition of provision/reception of money and valuables (Article 8)
In another expansive provision, the Act prohibits giving money or anything of value to public officials above certain thresholds, even if there is no improper solicitation or corrupt purpose. The Act imposes criminal liability or administrative fines on giving to a public official, and a public official receiving, money or other benefits exceeding KRW1 million (approximately US$900) in a single occasion, or exceeding an aggregate KRW3 million (approximately US$2,700) in a one-year period, regardless of a link to the public official’s duties. The prohibition is extended to a public official’s spouse if there is a link to the public official’s duties.
The purse would violate the one time gift maximum, but not the yearly maximum. As I understand it they have already paid a fine.
Ah yes.
Setnaffa is busy mobilizing his sock puppets CH and Liz to defend the corrupt acts of Yoon and the First Lady.
Of course when they vote in Trump, Trump will pull out the USFK.
No doubt they are hoping that the Korean right will weaken Korea making it ripe for takeover by their Russian and Chinese masters.
This reminds me of the time Carson’s “office furnishing scandal”.
They ask his wife to pick dining furniture that will last for decades of use for officials in the future, from a catalog they hand to her. She selects something and it becomes a scandal…the ones promoting the outrage are politicians worth hundreds of millions that they made as “civil servants”. This is why we can’t have nice things.
Peru’s General Óscar Benavides:
“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
You’re the one who pointed to the legislation.
I’m quoting it directly. You were wrong and now that makes me a “sock puppet”. Well, I feel good about myself if someone like you thinks ill of me.