South Korean court orders arrest of impeached former president’s wife

<p>Kim Keon Hee in custody on three charges while husband Yoon Suk Yeol detained over attempt to impose martial law</p><p>A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of the impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, making her the first former first lady to be arrested in the country’s history.</p><p>The Seoul central district court ruling creates an unprecedented situation in which both members of a former presidential couple are simultaneously in custody.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/12/south-korean-court-orders-arrest-of-impeached-former-president-wife-kim-keon-hee">Continue reading...</a>