On the eve of his second anniversary in office, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday apologized for the controversy raised over first lady Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a luxury handbag in 2022.
President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized for the controversy raised over first lady Kim Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a luxury handbag in 2022 in a press conference Thursday to mark his second anniversary in office.
Prosecutor General Lee One-seok said Tuesday that an investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a luxury handbag will be “swift and stern according to the rule of law and evidence.”
The prosecution must find the truth behind the first lady’s case before it’s too late.
After Democratic Party threatened to resubmit a bill to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the first lady’s suspicious acceptance of a Dior handbag from a pastor, the prosecution has hurriedly set up an investigation to look into the case.
Empowered by their landslide victory in the recent general election, hardline voices within the liberal Democratic Party (DP) are calling on leader Lee Jae-myung to raise contentious issues during his proposed meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Politicians from across the aisle paid respects at the funeral for Son Myung-soon, widow of former President Kim Young-sam, over the weekend.
In the survey, 32 percent of respondents called for an investigation, while 22 percent recommended that the first lady publicly apologize and provide an explanation for the situation.
If the president dilly-dallies on clearing deepening suspicions, he can hardly run the government smoothly.
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