A church elder and deacons who went on trial on charges of brainwashing a fellow congregant to falsely accuse her biological father of past rape were acquitted by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's Second Division (presiding Justice Eom Sang-pil)…[Continue Reading...]
On January 21, Yamagami Tetsuya was sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō. Courts typically exercise judicial discretion in sentencing, departing from what prosecutors demand, but in an unusual move, the Nara…[Continue Reading...]
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has condemned a joint investigation by prosecutors and police into alleged collusion between religion and politics regarding the religious sect, saying the group has faced “persecution” before and should stay focused on its mission. The…[Continue Reading...]
A joint investigation team (JIT) probing alleged collusion between the Unification Church and Shincheonji, as well as ties to political figures, summoned and questioned a former bodyguard of Lee Man-hee, Shincheonji’s general director, on the 21st. According to a source…[Continue Reading...]
A joint probe team of prosecutors and police on Friday raided multiple sites linked to the Unification Church, escalating an investigation into suspected illegal political donations and possible collusion between religious organizations and lawmakers. Investigators carried out search-and-seizure operations at…[Continue Reading...]
A 60-something leader of a pseudo-religious group who referred to himself as a "god" and habitually sexually assaulted female followers, including his stepdaughter, has been indicted. He was also found to have mobilized a current public official to track down…[Continue Reading...]
The joint police-prosecutor task force investigating alleged collusion between the Shincheonji religious movement and political circles has secured testimony from a former senior official in the church stating that there was an organized effort to enroll Shincheonji followers in the…[Continue Reading...]
A joint prosecution-police task force investigating allegations of collusion between religious groups and politicians raided the Unification Church’s Cheon Seung Jeon again on Tuesday. The search and seizure came a week after the task force carried out raids on major…[Continue Reading...]
An internal testimony has emerged claiming that 50,000 Shincheonji followers collectively joined the People Power Party from November 2021, when the party’s presidential primary took place, until 2025, during the tenure of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, amid an investigation…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church is facing fresh scrutiny following allegations that its leader Han Hak-ja distributed dozens of luxury watches to senior aides just weeks before a special counsel probe, raising suspicions that the gifts were meant to erase or conceal…[Continue Reading...]
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