First lady Kim Keon Hee (center) is seen disembarking from the Air Force One after President Yoon Suk Yeol's return to Seoul after his trip to the Czech Republic on Sunday (Sept 22). - Photo: Yonhap
SEOUL: South Korea's prosecution is facing a dilemma over the high-profile luxury Dior bag case involving first lady Kim Keon Hee, as the investigation review committee for the nation's top prosecution body gave the upper hand to the pastor who wishes to be indicted in the graft case in hopes of bringing the first lady to the court.
A 15-member independent review committee for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Tuesday (Sept 24) night recommended that Korean-American pastor Choi Jae-young be indicted for his alleged violation of South Korea's antigraft law by gifting luxury goods worth a combined 5 million won ($3,760) -- including a Christian Dior bag worth 3 million won -- to Kim in September 2022.
