A South Korean court has sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption ahead of the verdict for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law imposition a year ago.

By Kyu-seok Shim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former First Lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting bribes from Unification Church officials in return for political favours.

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean judge handed the country's former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail for corruption on Wednesday but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges.

SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday (Jan 28) to one year and eight months in prison for corruption, following her husband's jailing over actions linked to

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