Seoul prosecutors division assigned case alleging first lady improperly received designer bag

The building of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office is seen in this May 18, 2022 file photo. Yonhap

A criminal division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office has been assigned a complaint case alleging that first lady Kim Keon Hee improperly took a high-end designer bag from a pastor last year, sources said Friday.

Last month, Voice of Seoul, a liberal YouTube-based news channel, claimed that the wife of President Yoon Suk Yeol received a bag worth about 3 million won ($2,314) from a Korean American pastor in September last year and released a video recording of the scene.

The video was secretly filmed by the pastor using a camera disguised as a watch, and the bag was reportedly provided by Voice of Seoul.

The head of Voice of Seoul has since filed a complaint with the prosecution accusing the presidential couple of bribery.

The prosecutors office recently assigned the case to its first criminal division, sources said. (Yonhap)