Ex-Unification Church Official Admits Giving Kim Keon-hee Luxury Gifts to Obtain Favors
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A former second-in-command at the Unification Church has testified in court that he gave luxury items to former first lady Kim Keon-hee with the expectation that her husband’s administration would provide favors to the church.
At his embezzlement trial on Friday, Yun Young-ho said he tried to deliver the gifts, including a Chanel bag and a Graff necklace, to Kim in 2022 under instructions from church leader Han Hak-ja.
Yun Young-ho said he contacted the main opposition People Power Party as well as the ruling Democratic Party ahead of the 2022 race that elected Yoon Suk Yeol as president.
Claiming the church had closer ties with the Democratic Party between 2017 and 2021, the former church official said he reached out to four current members of President Lee Jae Myung’s Cabinet before the church-led World Summit 2022, and that two of them ended up visiting Han.
The final hearing is set for Wednesday.
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