South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president - AP News

South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president  AP News

South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president

In January, Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months for accepting gifts from the Unification Church, which sought political favors.

By The Associated Press

Kim Jong Un calls North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up to avoid capture in war against Ukraine "heroes"

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has confirmed a policy requiring soldiers to commit suicide on the battlefield to avoid capture while participating in Russia's war against Ukraine.

By Anastasia Protz

South Korea: Ex-first lady Kim handed longer graft sentence

Kim Keon Hee, wife of Yoon Suk Yeol, now faces a four-year jail sentence on charges of stock manipulation and bribery. The court also found she accepted gifts from a contentious church, knowing it expected favors.

South Korean court increases Kim Keon-hee’s corruption sentence to 4 years

A South Korean appeal court increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon-hee on Tuesday to four years in jail, up from 20 months, after finding her guilty of stock manipulation and bribery. “The court sentences the defendant to four years in prison and imposes a 50 million won (US$34,000) fine,” the Seoul High Court said in a verdict televised live. More to follow …

By Agence France-Presse

North Korea's Kim praises soldiers who committed suicide to evade capture in Ukraine - The Straits Times

North Korea's Kim praises soldiers who committed suicide to evade capture in Ukraine  The Straits Times

Ex-first lady gets 4 years over graft, stock manipulation

The Seoul High Court on Tuesday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison, overturning her acquittal in the Deutsch Motors stock manipulation case and finding her guilty of receiving bribes from the Unification Church. The appellate court also imposed a 50 million won ($33,900) fine, handing down a heavier sentence than the one year and eight months Kim received in the first trial. However, the court upheld the lower court’s acquittal on a separate charge that Kim illegall

By The Korea Herald

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Confirms Soldier 'Self-Blasting' Policy In Ukraine

Speaking at an event to inaugurate a memorial in Pyongyang for North Koreans who have died in Ukraine, Kim Jong Un twice mentioned soldiers who had "self-blasted"

(LEAD) Appeals court increases sentence for ex-first lady to 4 years for corruption - Yonhap News Agency

(LEAD) Appeals court increases sentence for ex-first lady to 4 years for corruption  Yonhap News Agency

South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail - Daily Maverick

South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail  Daily Maverick

Kim Jong Un Opens Museum Commemorating Troops Killed Fighting For Russia, Blasts US 'Hegemony'

Kim Jong Un Opens Museum Commemorating Troops Killed Fighting For Russia, Blasts US 'Hegemony' North Korea has continued its surprising level of public acknowledgement of troop deaths in the Russia-Ukraine war, where it has maintained some 10,000 or more troops in support of Moscow. Starting last summer North Korea began issuing footage of coffins of slain DPRK troops being flown into Pyongyang, with Kim Jong Un in attendance. Now the 'pariah' nation long hated by Washington is ...

By Tyler Durden