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 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.
A Seoul court sentenced Han Hak-ja, leader of the Unification Church, to two years in prison on Monday for a bribery case linked to Kim Keon-hee, wife of imprisoned former president Yoon Suk-yeol, in exchange for favors for the religious organization.Continue reading....
One of the charges was the provision of luxury goods to Kim Keon-hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, in an attempt to obtain political favours.
Seoul court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to 2 years in prison - Regional Media News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for corruption charges. The Seoul Central District Court issued the ruling against Han, widow of the church's founder, Sun Myung Moon, according [...]
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