Seoul: Former first lady Kim Keon Hee's lawyers on Monday appealed against a court ruling sentencing her to 20 months in prison for accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence last Wednesday, making Kim and her husband, ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first former presidential couple to be imprisoned with criminal convictions.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the court also ordered Kim to forfeit 12.8 million won (US$8,770). However, she was acquitted of charges related to involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme and violating the Political Funds Act.