Overview
- The Seoul Central District Court found Kim accepted luxury gifts from the Unification Church in exchange for business favors.
- Judges acquitted her of stock manipulation and illegal political financing after finding insufficient evidence.
- Items cited by the court included designer handbags and a diamond necklace, with valuations reaching tens of millions of won.
- An independent prosecutor had sought a 15-year term and a large fine, and her defense team said it will review a possible appeal.
- Kim has been detained since August under a warrant citing risk of evidence destruction, and the ruling comes as Yoon Suk Yeol awaits a separate rebellion verdict and church leaders face ongoing cases.