South Korea awaits ruling on bid to arrest former first lady | News

Charges against Kim, punishable by years in prison, range from stock fraud to bribery and illegal influence peddling.

South Korea’s former first lady, Kim Keon-hee, has appeared in court for a five-hour hearing, but the judge has yet to issue a ruling on a prosecution request for a warrant to arrest her on accusations of interfering with an investigation.

If detained, she would be South Korea’s only former first lady to be arrested, joining her husband, former President Yoon Suk-yeol, in…