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Kim Keon-hee

1. South Korea's Supreme Court extends former first lady Kim Keon-hee's detention by two months to year-end

   South Korea's Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct 27, issued an additional arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon-hee, citing risks of flight and destruction of evidence, extending her detention, which was due to expire on Saturday, by two months to the end of the year. Kim has two cases pending at the Supreme Court involving corruption and bribery. She was indicted and detained in August last year in the corruption case, and an appeals court sentenced her to four years in the corruption case and five years in the bribery case. Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team requested the additional warrant in the bribery case on Oct 15.

   Oct 28, 2026 Morning