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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kim Tong-Hyung

South Korea's Unification Church leader appears in probe into alleged bribery of ex-first lady

South Korea Martial Law - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The leader of South Korea’s Unification Church appeared before a special prosecutor on Wednesday over allegations the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him in an effort to seek business favors.

The questioning of Hak Ja Han, the widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, came just hours after a Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for the lawmaker, People Power Party’s Kweon Seong-dong, citing concerns he might destroy evidence.

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