A South Korean court has ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, Kim Keon Hee. Investigators are seelomg to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a candidate. The arrest, which came after a Seoul central district court ruling, creates an unprecedented situation in which both members of a former presidential couple are simultaneously in custody. University of Oxford lecturer in international relations Dr Edward Howell joined The World to discuss the latest in South Korean politics.
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