Appeals court finds ex-prosecutor guilty in bribery case involving ex-first lady

“An appeals court on Friday overturned a lower court's acquittal of a former prosecutor on charges of violating the anti-graft law in a bribery case involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul High Court sentenced Kim Sang-min to two years in prison suspended for three years on charges of gifting a painting by renowned artist Lee Ufan to the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in 2023. The former prosecutor had been indicted for giving the 140 million-won (US$95,500) painting to the th

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