South Korea court gives Unification Church leader jail sentence for bribery
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- A South Korean court sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to a combined two years in prison for political funding and bribery offenses.
- The court found that Han provided money to politicians and luxury goods to former first lady Kim Keon Hee through an intermediary.
- Han denied wrongdoing and said she had no political interest, arguing that subordinates acted without her knowledge.
Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja has been sentenced to a combined two years in prison in South Korea over political funding and bribery offenses linked to efforts to build influence with former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration.
The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Han, 83, was involved in providing money to politicians and luxury goods to former first lady Kim Keon Hee through an intermediary.
Han denied wrongdoing. She said she had no interest in politics and that subordinates had acted without her knowledge.
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