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金建希首次庭审否认全部指控
Bei Jing Shang Bao·2025-09-25 16:53

Group 1 - The first hearing related to former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee's corruption charges took place on September 24, marking a historic moment as she is the first former First Lady to appear as a defendant in court [2] - Kim Keon-hee faces three main charges: 1) colluding with individuals from Deutsche Motors to manipulate stock prices, resulting in illegal profits of approximately 810 million KRW; 2) receiving free public opinion survey services valued at around 270 million KRW during the presidential election campaign; 3) accepting high-priced luxury items, including a Chanel handbag and a Graff necklace, worth about 80 million KRW from a religious figure [3] - The courtroom atmosphere was tense, with a full audience of journalists and the public present, and the hearing lasted only 40 minutes before the judge adjourned [4] Group 2 - Kim Keon-hee's defense team completely denied the allegations, arguing that she had previously been cleared of suspicion in the stock manipulation case and had no involvement in the alleged collusion [3] - The defense emphasized that Kim Keon-hee only received individual poll results through KakaoTalk and that the campaign team conducted extensive polling independently [3] - Regarding the bribery case involving the Unification Church, the defense claimed that Kim Keon-hee did not receive any items and suggested that there was a delivery error based on text message evidence [3]