Wife of South Korea's jailed ex-president Yoon arrested over corruption allegations

SEOUL — Kim Keon-hee, wife of jailed former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, has been arrested after a court late on Tuesday issued a warrant following accusations of graft that she denies, a special prosecutor leading a wide-reaching probe said.

Kim is South Korea's only former president's wife to be arrested, joining her husband Yoon in jail as he faces trial following his ouster in April over a botched attempt to impose martial law in December.

Earlier in the day, Kim, wearing a black suit, bowed as she arrived at the court, but did not answer reporters' questions or make a statement. After the hearing ended, she left to await the ruling at a detention center in the capital, Seoul.