Ex-President Yoon, wife face same court in separate trials

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, face separate trials at the same court Tuesday for the second time over corruption and other allegations. Yoon is scheduled to appear at the Seoul Central District Court for his trial on charges of receiving free opinion polls from Myung Tae-kyun, a self-proclaimed power broker, ahead of the 2022 presidential election. He is accused of colluding with his wife to accept the polls in exchange for supporting former Rep. Kim Young-sun’s nomination as a People Power Party candidate in the parliamentary by-elections later that year, following his presidential victory. In an earlier trial, the court acquitted Kim of the identical charge, ruling that the polls could not be recognized as economically benefiting the couple. Meanwhile, Kim appeared at the same court for her trial on charges of accepting various gifts allegedly in return for her influence in public office appointments. Kim is accused of receiving jewelry worth over 100 million won ($67,000), including a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, from a construction compan

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