South Korea Court Gives Unification Church Leader 2 Years Prison
The court said Han provided money and luxury gifts to politicians and Kim Keon Hee, rejecting her denial of wrongdoing.
- On Monday, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to two years in prison for bribery involving gifts provided to former First Lady Kim Keon Hee.
- The court determined that Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, provided luxury items including a Chanel bag and necklace to Kim Keon Hee through an intermediary to secure political favors.
- While special counsel Min Joong-ki sought a 13-year prison term, the court handed down a two-year sentence for the 83-year-old, who denied wrongdoing and claimed subordinates acted without her knowledge.
- Charges regarding a "casino gambling trip to the US," overseas political funding, and embezzlement were dismissed, as the court ruled these fell outside the scope of the special counsel's investigation.
- Separately, former First Lady Kim Keon Hee has also been convicted of graft charges, highlighting legal fallout surrounding alleged collusion between the Unification Church and the administration of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han gets two years in Kim Keon Hee bribery case
South Korean judges sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years for bribery and corruption linked to Kim Keon Hee. The ruling deepens the legal fallout from Yoon Suk Yeol's presidency as the church vows to appeal.
South Korea's Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han sentenced to 2 years for corruption
A court in Seoul, South Korea, has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison. The Seoul Central District Court on Monday issued the ruling against Han, who was earlier charged with bribery and other corruption…
Hak Ja Han, head of the South Korean Association Church, has been convicted of corruption and bribery. She is the widow of the controversial cult founder.
South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader to 2 years in prison
SEOUL — A court in South Korea has sentenced the leader of the secretive Unification Church to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the president’s wife.The Seoul Central District Court on Monday issued the ruling against Han Hak-ja, 83, who was earlier charged with bribery and other corruption allegations, the Yonhap news agency reported.Han, widow of the church's founder Sun Myung Moon, was accused of providing luxury…
Unification Church President Han Hak-ja, who was arrested and indicted on charges of "collusion between politics and religion" with the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial. The court acknowledged that President Han, the apex of the Unification Church, bears responsibility for the charges of providing funds and valuables to expand the church's influence. However, a serious violation of the constit…
South Korean Court Jails Unification Church Leader For Two Years
Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former first lady Kim Keon Hee while her husband, Yoon Suk Yeol, was president, in an attempt to secure policy favours. The post South Korean Court Jails Unification Church Leader For Two Years appeared first on Channels Television.
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