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On October 27, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an additional arrest warrant for jailed former first lady Kim Keon-hee, extending her detention by two more months over risks of flight and evidence destruction, Yonhap and Korea Times report. The decision came after a hearing where Kim spoke for about 15 minutes arguing for release, as her current detention was set to expire this month. Korean media coverage focuses on the legal process, with KBS World noting the warrant extends her custody beyond October, while Yonhap and Korea Times detail the court's cited grounds. Reactions from political figures are not detailed in the supplied documents, but the ruling Democratic Party separately moved to seek a parliamentary probe into Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae amid impeachment calls, which the opposition People Power Party denounced, per Korea Times and KBS World.