South Korea hands jail term to Unification Church leader
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- South China Morning Postseen 31 Aug, 13:52description edited
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A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then president’s wife. 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. She arrived for sentencing at court on Monday in a wheelchair, wearing pyjamas and a surgical...A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then-president’s wife. 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. She arrived for sentencing at court on Monday in a wheelchair, wearing pyjamas and a surgical...
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Han Hak Ja has been convicted on bribery charges after giving the former first lady several luxury gifts. She has denied any wrongdoing.
- BBC News World06:56
Han Hak-ja, 83, gave South Korea's former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, a court found.
- South China Morning Post07:22edited after publishing
A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then-president’s wife. 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. She arrived for sentencing at court on Monday in a wheelchair, wearing pyjamas and a surgical...
- Channel News Asia08:01
- Le Monde (France)08:04
L’octogénaire était notamment accusée d’avoir fourni des biens de luxe à Kim Keon-hee, l’épouse de l’ex-président Yoon Suk Yeol, pour tenter d’obtenir des faveurs politiques.
- Japan Times08:17
Han Hak-ja was given a combined two years in prison over offenses linked to efforts to gain influence with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration.
- NYT World09:45
Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to a former president and first lady, who are also imprisoned.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)10:33
Han Hak-ja convicted in bribery case involving wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol
- El País (Spain)11:11
Han Hak-ja, viuda del fundador de la Iglesia de la Unificación, estaba acusada de intentar influir en el Gobierno de Yoon Suk-yeol, el expresidente que decretó la ley marcial
- Novinky (Czechia)12:29
Třiaosmdesátiletá hlava kontroverzní jihokorejské Církve sjednocení Han Hak-ča byla minulé pondělí odsouzena ke dvěma letům vězení za uplácení bývalé jihokorejské první dámy Kim Kon-hui. Manželka sesazeného exprezidenta Jun Sok-jola od Han přijala dvě kabelky značky Chanel a diamantový náhrdelník v celkové hodnotě 80 milionů wonů (1,2 milionu korun).
- Al Jazeera English13:43
South Korea court gives church leader two years in jail for bribery
- newser.com22:20
Widow of church founder guilty of bribing South Korea's former first lady
- ABC News (Australia)22:52
A South Korean court sentences an 83-year-old church leader to two years in prison for bribing the wife of ousted conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol as well as other corruption charges.