The wife of disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at the court in the morning for a hearing that lasted about four hours, before being taken to a remand prison in southern Seoul to await the court's decision.
Kim has been accused of accepting bribes including a luxury handbag and jewelry, being involved in a stock manipulation scheme, and interfering in candidate nominations during the 2022 by-elections.
Independent prosecutors investigating her said Kim poses a high risk of destroying evidence after denying all charges during her previous questioning last week.
But her lawyers insist that she had fully cooperated with the probe, had no intention of fleeing, and was in poor health.
Yoon, the impeached ex-president and Kim's husband, is currently detained in a different remand prison in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province over charges related to his botched Dec. 3 declaration of martial law.
If her arrest is issued, they would become the first former presidential couple in the country's history to be held simultaneously.
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Im Yoon-seo
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