Kim Keon Hee said she would “humbly accept” the court’s stern criticism after she was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison in a first trial on Tuesday.
Her legal team said in a notice to reporters that attorneys met with Kim at Nambu Detention Center after the ruling and relayed her statement.
“Today, I humbly accept the court’s stern criticism, and I will not take its weight lightly,” Kim said during the meeting. “Once again, I am sorry to everyone for causing concern because of me.”
Earlier, the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 27, led by Presiding Judge Woo In-sung, sentenced Kim on charges of violating the Capital Markets Act, violating the Political Funds Act and receiving bribes in connection with influence peddling under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.
The court found her guilty on part of the influence-peddling charge involving money and valuables received from the Unification Church. It acquitted her of allegations tied to the Deutsch Motors stock manipulation case and claims that she received free opinion polling from political broker Myung Tae-kyun.
The court ordered the confiscation of one seized Graff diamond necklace and imposed forfeiture of 12,815,000 won for a bag and concentrated Cheonsusam tea, which could not be confiscated.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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