Breaking: S Korea’s First Lady, Kim Keon Hee, Accused of Plagiarism in Master’s Thesis
South Korea‘s First Lady, Kim Keon Hee, has been found guilty of plagiarism in her master’s thesis submitted to Sookmyung Women’s University. This revelation adds to the ongoing woes of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is currently inactive after being impeached by parliament and faces arrest over his declaration of a military emergency.
An internal investigation by Sookmyung Women’s University, as reported by local news agencies Yonhap News Agency and Business Standard, concluded that Kim plagiarized content for her Master’s thesis submitted to the university’s Graduate School of Education. The findings were made public by several sources cited by Yonhap on Tuesday, January 7.
The university’s Ethics Committee has informed Kim of the findings and given her until the end of January to appeal the conclusions. If she contests the findings, the committee will rehear her appeal before making a final decision on the plagiarism case.
Kim faces allegations of plagiarism for a thesis she submitted in 1999. It is unclear what the thesis title or theme was. Sookmyung Women’s University initiated its probe into these allegations in mid-December 2022.
