Probe of S. Korea’s First Lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin

First lady Kim Keon-hee (centre) has been absent from the public eye since mid-December. - The Korea Herald/ANN

SEOUL: A high-profile probe zeroing in on first lady Kim Keon-hee is set to begin as the top prosecutor pledged on Tuesday (May 7) to carry out a “speedy and strict” investigation into accusations that she illegally received a luxury Christian Dior bag as a gift from a Korean American pastor in 2022.

“The prosecution plans to conduct a speedy and strict investigation (into the allegations against the first lady) based solely on existing evidence and legal principles,” Prosecutor General Lee One-seok told reporters as he entered the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul in the morning.