South Korea's ex-first lady Kim arrested
The arrest occurred hours after the Seoul Central District Court reviewed the prosecutors' request for an arrest warrant against the 52-year-old.
The court granted the warrant, citing the risk of tampering with evidence, after prosecutors submitted an 848-page opinion laying out Kim's alleged "unlawful acts".
With the arrest, South Korea now has a former president and first lady both behind bars for the first time in the nation's history.
The charges against Kim include violations of capital market and financial investment laws...