It has been reported that Kim Keon-hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, is appointing a lawyer and coordinating the schedule for a summons with the prosecution.
According to the legal community on the 23rd, Kim's lawyer submitted a letter of appointment to the prosecution the previous day. Kim has been accused of intervening in nominations by allegedly receiving public opinion survey results in advance from Myung Tae-kyun during the previous presidential election and helping former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Young-sun in exchange for the expense.
Earlier, the special investigation team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating the allegations against Myung Tae-kyun, reportedly conveyed to Kim's side that in-person questioning was necessary early this year. At that time, it was said that Kim's side did not respond about their attendance, stating that the impeachment trial of former President Yoon was still ongoing.
According to phone recordings released earlier by the Democratic Party of Korea, former President Yoon said to Myung on May 9, 2022, the day before his presidential inauguration, 'I have been working hard since the primary for Kim Young-sun, so I told you to help Kim Young-sun, but there are many talks about it in the party.' This day was also the day before the People Power Party's announcement of nominations for the by-election.
Meanwhile, according to phone recordings obtained by a media outlet on the same day, Kim also told Myung, 'The president-elect (former President Yoon) just called. In any case, do not sell the name of the president-elect, and just push (Kim) forward.'
Meanwhile, Kim is suspected of trying to intervene in the nomination process for the April 10 general election last year. Myung Tae-kyun claims that 'on February 18 last year, Kim offered to support former lawmaker Kim Young-sun in the Changwon Ichang constituency so that former prosecutor Kim Sang-min could be elected, promising a minister position or a government-owned enterprise president's position after the election.'