Ex-first lady 'sorry' about graft probes

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee apologised yesterday as she appeared for questioning by investigators on a string of corruption charges that plagued her husband's term before it ended abruptly, calling herself “a nobody”.

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Both Ms Kim and ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol are under separate investigations by special prosecutors appointed after he was impeached and then removed from office for briefly declaring martial law.

Ms Kim has been the subject of numerous high-profile scandals, some dating back more than 15 years, which overshadowed Mr Yoon’s turbulent presidency and inflicted political damage on him and his conservative party.

“I am truly sorry that a nobody like myself has caused concern for everyone in the country,” Ms Kim said as she entered the office of the special prosecutor. She did not answer reporters’ questions about the charges against her.