The first-instance court issued a ruling punishing Kim Gon Hee, accusing her of receiving expensive gifts, which constituted a violation of anti-corruption legislation. In particular, she was presented with two handbags and a necklace worth 80 million won from the "Unification Church" sect through shaman Jeong Seong Bae. The judge ordered the confiscation of this necklace.
In addition, the former first lady was ordered to pay a fine of 12.8 million won.
It is worth noting that on January 16, the first-instance court found Kim Gon Hee's husband, former president Yoon Suk Yeol, guilty in a case of obstructing arrest, sentencing him to five years in prison.
It should be noted that last year, the "Unification Church" was at the center of a public scandal, suspected of interfering in politics and having connections with both the opposition and the ruling party.
