(2nd LD) Top court issues additional arrest warrant for jailed ex-first lady

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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee to keep her in custody for two more months, citing the risk of fleeing and destroying evidence.

The decision comes after the top court convened a hearing for Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, earlier in the day to decide whether to extend her detention period set to expire Saturday.

The top court handed out the decision hours after the hearing, citing risk of flight and destruction of evidence.

Kim is currently standing trial at the Supreme Court in two separate cases -- the first on corruption charges and the other on bribery-related charges.

Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team requested the new warrant based on the second case, as her existing warrant on corruption charges will expire before a final verdict.

Kim attended the hearing virtually from the Seoul Nambu Detention Center, where she has been held since August 2025. She reportedly dismissed the allegations of accepting bribes for mediation and pleaded her innocence during the video call.

Her lawyers are known to have voiced concerns over Kim's health, including the mental toll from political attacks and prolonged intake of psychiatric drugs.

Under the Criminal Procedure Act, a defendant is subject to two months of detention, with a maximum detention period of up to six months in principle, extended twice for up to two months each.

This file photo, taken Sept. 25, 2025, shows former first lady Kim Keon Hee (C) attending her trial on corruption charges at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

The hearing took place as the Supreme Court is currently reviewing Kim's sentences by appellate court benches -- a four-year prison sentence in the corruption case and a five-year prison sentence in the bribery case.

The top court's proceedings for the first case have been drawn out after they were referred to its full bench in July.

The trial centers on charges that Kim was involved in a stock price manipulation scheme, accepted luxury gifts from the Unification Church and received free opinion poll results from a self-proclaimed power broker.

The second trial revolves around charges that Kim accepted expensive gifts from multiple people in return for job appointments and business favors.

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首尔，10月27日（韩联社）——韩国最高法院周二签发了对被监禁的前第一夫人金建熙的新逮捕令，要求将其继续拘留两个月，理由是她有潜逃和销毁证据的风险。

此前，最高法院当天早些时候就前总统尹锡悦的妻子金某举行了听证会，以决定是否延长她将于周六到期的拘留期。

最高法院在听证会结束后数小时内作出裁决，理由是存在潜逃风险和销毁证据的情况。

金某目前在最高法院面临两起不同的案件审判——一起是腐败指控，另一起是受贿指控。

特别检察官闵仲基的团队根据第二起案件申请了新的逮捕令，因为她现有的腐败指控逮捕令将在最终判决前到期。

金某通过视频连线参加了听证会，她自2025年8月以来一直被关押在首尔南部拘留中心。据报道，她在视频通话中否认了收受贿赂进行调解的指控，并表示自己无罪。

据称，她的律师曾对金的健康状况表示担忧，包括政治攻击造成的精神创伤和长期服用精神药物。

根据《刑事诉讼法》，被告人将被拘留两个月，原则上最长拘留期限为六个月，可延长两次，每次最多两个月。

这张摄于2025年9月25日的资料照片显示，韩国前第一夫人金建熙（中）在首尔中央地方法院出席其贪污指控的庭审。（联营照片）（韩联社）

此次听证会举行之际，最高法院正在对金某的判决进行复审——金某因腐败案被判处四年有期徒刑，因受贿案被判处五年有期徒刑。

最高法院对第一起案件的审理程序在7月份提交全体法官审理后一直拖延至今。

审判的核心是指控金某参与操纵股价计划、接受统一教会的奢侈品礼物，以及从一位自称的权力掮客那里获得免费的民意调查结果。

第二起审判围绕着金某被指控接受多人赠送的贵重礼物，以换取工作任命和商业利益。

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特别检察官寻求对被监禁的前第一夫人发出新的逮捕令，以继续将其拘留。

（第三巡回上诉法院）上诉法院将前第一夫人受贿案的刑期减至5年

最高法院将前第一夫人案件提交全体法官审理，推迟裁决。

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