South Korean first lady’s health worsens after Yoon’s arrest: ‘she was completely skinny’
Kim Keon-hee could barely eat and had been managing her condition by taking various medicines, according to ruling party members
“I saw the first lady. Her face looked terrible. I felt sorry for her,” ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Kwon Young-jin, who visited Yoon’s residence before his detention, told reporters later.
Kwon was one of about 30 ruling party lawmakers who gathered in front of the presidential residence to block the execution of a warrant to detain Yoon for questioning on charges of insurrection. He met Yoon before he was taken into custody after an hours-long stand-off.
An official at the presidential office told JoongAng Ilbo that “Kim Keon-hee grew so thin that it worries us. She was completely skinny.”
According to the newspaper, some of the aides have even suggested, “I think the first lady should go to the hospital.”
The detention warrant for the president was executed on Wednesday, leaving Kim alone at the official residence. She will remain there until the completion of Yoon’s impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court.
