South Korea: First lady's Dior bag shakes country's leadership - BBC News

A brewing controversy over First Lady Kim Keon Hee allegedly accepting a luxury bag gift has hit the ruling party.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon HeeBy Kelly NgBBC NewsThe controversy over South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee allegedly accepting a luxury bag gift has thrown its ruling People Power Party (PPP) into disarray.

Spy camera footage released late last year appeared to show a pastor presenting a Christian Dior bag to her.

Some analysts say the scandal threatens the prospects of President Yoon Suk Yeol's party in April's elections.

Voters want an explanation from Mr Yoon, polls show, while the opposition has used the issue to attack him.

The video, published by left-wing YouTube channel Voice of Seoul, is reported to have been secretly filmed by the pastor Choi Jae-young using a camera embedded in his watch.

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