South Korea’s former first lady and her husband sit in separate cells. While the death penalty remains on the books in South Korea, the country has not carried out an execution since 1997. In South Korea, prosecutors wield enormous power. “The defendant misused her position as a means to seek profit,” the Seoul Central District Court found, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. The post South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict appeared first on Washington Post.