Kim Keon Hee admits receiving 2 Chanel bags, denies bribery or ties to husband’s presidential duties

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee admitted Wednesday that she received two Chanel handbags from an individual associated with the Unification Church, acknowledging the gifts for the first time but denying allegations of bribery or that they had any connection to her husband’s official duties. In a statement released through her lawyers, Kim said she had accepted “two handbag gifts from Jeon Seong-bae,” a spiritual figure also known as “Geonjin,” who was allegedly acting on behalf of Yoon Young-ho, a former official of the Unification Church. However, the lawyers added that there was “no collusion with the church and no form of solicitation or quid pro quo involved. Kim also rejected prosecutors’ claims that she accepted a Graff diamond necklace valued at 62 million won ($43,000). “The allegation about the necklace is clearly untrue,” her lawyers said. This is the first time Kim has acknowledged receiving luxury goods since her indictment in August on charges of bribery and stock manipulation linked to Deutsch Motors, a local BMW dealer. She had previously told special prosWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times