Anti-corruption body demands probe into acquittal of ex-first lady in handbag scandal
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-05-08 13:02 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Human Rights, South Korea, Crime & Justice
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SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission decided Friday to request a police investigation into suspicions surrounding its 2024 decision that then first lady Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor constituted no violation of the anti-graft law.
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