Special Prosecutor Notifies Kim Keon-hee of Third Summons on the 20th... Investigation Accelerates
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- 2025-08-18 17:48:02
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- 2025-08-18 17:48:02
'Geonjin Monk Bribery Allegation' Likely to be Investigated
[Financial News] The special prosecutor team for Kim Keon-hee (Min Joong-gi special prosecutor) has notified Kim Keon-hee of a third summons investigation following her arrest.
According to the legal community on the 18th, the special prosecutor team plans to summon Ms. Kim for investigation at 10 a.m. on the 20th. Ms. Kim has been summoned once before her arrest and twice after her arrest.
During the summons investigation on this day, the special prosecutor team investigated the 'Myung Tae-kyun Nomination Involvement Allegation' and the 'Deutsche Motors Stock Manipulation Allegation,' but Ms. Kim exercised her right to remain silent. The special prosecutor team is reportedly planning to focus on the 'Geonjin Monk Bribery Allegation' and the 'Unification Church Bribery Allegation' during the third summons investigation.
Ms. Kim is facing a total of 16 charges, including the 'Deutsche Motors Stock Manipulation Allegation.' On the 12th, Ms. Kim was arrested for violating the Capital Markets Act (Deutsche Motors Stock Manipulation Allegation) and the Political Funds Act (Myung Tae-kyun Nomination Involvement Allegation), and for receiving bribes under the Special Act (Geonjin Monk Bribery Allegation), becoming the first former First Lady to be investigated under arrest.
theknight@fnnews.com Jung Kyung-soo Reporter