US EditionCourt issues arrest warrant for Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja
Han Hak-ja faces arrest over allegations of bribing political figures with luxury gifts worth millions of won to secure favors during former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration.
- The Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, 82, was questioned last week over alleged bribes to a former first lady and lawmaker.
- Prosecutors have sought Han's arrest for allegedly ordering delivery of luxury gifts to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
- The church has called the prosecutors' request for a warrant 'an unjust persecution of a global religious leader.
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Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolMoon, a self-proclaimed messiah preaching new interpretations of the Bible and conservative family values, turned the Church of Unification into an international movement with millions of followers
Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president’s wife
The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker.
ABC FOX Montana
Unification Church leader arrested in South Korea
The Unification Church leader was arrested Tuesday in South Korea over allegations of bribery linked to a former first lady, including luxury gifts, prosecutors said.
Watauga Democrat
S. Korea court issues arrest warrant for Unification Church leader: Yonhap
A Seoul court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja over allegations of bribery linked to a former first lady and incitement to destroy evidence, the Yonhap news agency reported.
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