Kim Geon-hee, wife of President Yoon, changed her smartphone model immediately after the impeachment of President Yoon. Analysis of seized items expected to be difficult - South Korean media

Prosecutors investigating the allegations against the monk "Gongjin," whose real name is Jeong Seong-bae (65), have seized the mobile phone and other documents of First Lady Jeon Gun-hee and are beginning to analyze them.
However, it was discovered that the phone they seized was the one that had been upgraded immediately after the impeachment of former President Yoon Seok-yeol.
According to the legal community, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office and the Joint Investigation Division for Cryptocurrency Crimes filed a lawsuit against the Seoul
They searched the offices of Acrovista in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and Cobana Contents, which was run by Kim, and seized her cell phone and other items.
The mobile phone seized by the prosecution was a new iPhone that had only been upgraded 20 days ago.
It was discovered that Kim switched to this smartphone and started using it immediately after former President Yoon was impeached on the 4th of last month.
In addition, the mobile phones confiscated at the Kobana Contents office were not working properly in the exhibition space.
It was discovered that the phone had no contract with the telecommunications company that was used for music playback and other purposes. In November 2024, former President Yoon and his wife were involved in a joint venture with political broker Myung Tae-gyun and others.
The mobile phone messages exchanged between him and the president were made public, causing a stir, and he stopped using his personal mobile phone and changed his phone number. These devices were taken to the President's office when he left the official residence immediately after his impeachment.
The prosecution said most of the items listed in the warrant, including a Graff necklace, a Chanel bag, and ginseng liquor, were returned.
For this reason, it is considered difficult for the prosecution to secure clear evidence, and there has been criticism of the results of the house searches.
In response, Kim Gyeri, a lawyer representing former President Yoon, said the home seizure and search was an "invasion of privacy."
The opposition party has criticized the move as a "staged attempt to impeach him." The prosecution will soon conduct digital forensics on the smartphones.
However, the phone is PIN-protected, and unless Mrs. Kim unlocks it, the investigation will be difficult. The search warrant also included the transfer of money and valuables between Mrs. Kim and Jeong Seong-bae.
The period was explicitly stated to be between April and August 2022, but it is believed that it is unlikely that the seized smartphones contain information from this period.
As the analysis of the seized items is expected to be difficult, attention is focused on the prosecution's future investigation.