South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption

August 29, 2026 · 7:44 pm 4 sources

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• South Korea hands jail term to Unification Church leader
  Deutsche Welle · August 31, 2026 06:31
  Han Hak-ja has been convicted on bribery charges after giving the former first lady several luxury gifts. She has denied any wrongdoing.