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South Korea indicts former first lady for bribery, ex-PM over martial law

South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk-yeol, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, on August 12, 2025 [Jung Yeon-Je/Pool via Reuters]

South Korean prosecutors in separate cases have indicted former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for aiding and abetting former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law last year, and the ex-president’s wife, Kim Keon-hee, for bribery and other charges.

The charges were laid against Han, 76, on Friday, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. Additional charges include perjury and falsifying official documents.

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