On August 20, lawyer Shin Pyung, a known supporter of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, revealed details of his recent visit with detained former First Lady Kim Keon-hee at the Southern Detention Center through a Facebook post titled “My Meeting with Mrs. Kim Keon-hee.”

“As soon as she sat down in the visiting room, Mrs. Kim suddenly said, ‘Sir, wouldn’t my husband only have a chance to live if I were to die?’” Shin wrote. “Her words were so shocking that I was startled. I tried to console her, telling her not to think like that, and offered her some comfort.”

Shin further explained that Kim had become deeply obsessed with this fatalistic idea, appearing emotionally overwhelmed during their conversation. In response, Shin shared words from Professor Choi Joon-seok, a leading figure in thanatology (the study of death and dying) in South Korea. He reminded Kim that:

“No matter how severe the suffering in this life, one must not end one’s own life. Human beings must endure and complete the suffering given to them in this life in order to erase the karmic burdens they carry. If one tries to avoid it, it will negatively affect their next life.”

Kim also reportedly spoke bitterly about Han Dong-hoon, expressing betrayal and disbelief:

“How could Han Dong-hoon possibly have done such a thing? If he had not betrayed, wouldn’t endless glory have awaited him?”

To this, Shin responded with a mix of condemnation and spiritual advice:

“Han Dong-hoon is actually a pitiful man. He has fallen into the snare of ‘empty ambition,’ and for the rest of his life he will drift as a failed presidential hopeful, living in vain with no real achievements. Still, as difficult as it is, try to forgive him. If that is too hard, then think of his current state and his bleak future, and forget him that way. By doing so, you will truly defeat him.”

Shin concluded his post on a solemn note, describing the emotional weight of leaving behind a woman physically and emotionally diminished:

“Leaving behind Mrs. Kim, who has become so emaciated that only her frail bones remain, I quietly departed alone from the Southern Detention Center, under the blazing midsummer sun.”

The shocking conversation paints a grim picture of the psychological toll that the ongoing legal and political fallout has taken on Kim Keon-hee. As public discourse continues around her case, these statements may reignite debates about responsibility, loyalty, and the emotional costs of political downfall in South Korea.

Sources: nate