The criminal division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has taken charge of the case in which First Lady Kim Geon-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, was accused of receiving an expensive luxury handbag as a gift.
According to the legal community on the 15th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office recently assigned the case to the Criminal Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Kim Seung-ho).
Earlier, the internet media outlet 'Seoul's Voice' revealed a video last month, claiming that "First Lady Kim received a luxury handbag worth approximately 3 million won from Pastor Choi Jae-young, a Korean-American, on September 13 last year, after President Yoon's inauguration."
The video was reportedly filmed by Pastor Choi using a 'wristwatch hidden camera,' and the gift was prepared by Seoul's Voice.
In a subsequent interview with Seoul's Voice, Pastor Choi also claimed that in June of the same year, during a meeting with First Lady Kim, she mentioned 'Financial Services Commission appointment' while on a phone call.
Baek Eun-jong, CEO of Seoul's Voice, filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 6th, accusing President Yoon and his wife of violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and bribery charges.
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