Van Cleef, Chanel, Graff, Vacheron: luxury gifts land ex-first lady in jail

How many luxury items does it take to put a former first lady of Korea behind bars for the first time? Try a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, a Chanel bag, a Graff necklace and a Vacheron Constantin watch. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Kim Keon Hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, on charges including violations of the Capital Markets Act and the Political Funds Act. With Yoon, who was released earlier this year after his January arrest, being taken back into custody last month, it marked the first time in Korean history that a former president and spouse had both been jailed at the same time. A key factor in Kim’s arrest was the allegation that she accepted multiple high-value luxury gifts in exchange for special favors. Here's what to know. Van Cleef & Arpels necklace In 2022, during a Korean community dinner in Madrid, where she accompanied the former president on his NATO-related travels, Kim wore a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace valued at over 60 million won ($43,300) that was absent from her official asset disclosure. At the time, the presidWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times