No violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, reported to Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok today.
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A Dior bag (Lady Dior pouch) in question related to suspicions of Mrs. Kim Geon-hee being involved in corruption. /Dior official website,
, ‘The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has reportedly cleared Mrs. Kim of any wrongdoing in the ‘Dior bag incident’ involving the wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, as reported on the 21st. It has been eight months since the initial report was filed in December last year. The investigation is essentially concluded, pending final approval from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.’,
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, ‘The Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Seung-ho) recently reported to Prosecutor General Lee Chang-soo that there was no evidence to support the allegations of violation of the Anti-Corruption Act by Mrs. Kim, as reported to the prosecution on the previous day (20th). Prosecutor Lee Chang-soo is scheduled to report in person to Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok on the 22nd. The only remaining decision is whether to convene a review committee with external experts. The prosecution concluded that the Dior bag Mrs. Kim received from Pastor Choi Jae-young, a pastor for Korean Americans, in September 2022, had no relevance or consideration related to President Yoon Suk-yeol’s official duties. The bag was simply a means for Pastor Choi to meet Mrs. Kim and is not deemed a quid pro quo.’,
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, ‘The investigation team conducted a face-to-face inquiry with Mrs. Kim and recently verified whether the bag obtained from the Presidential Office matches the bag in the video filmed by Pastor Choi.’
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