The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed prison sentences for a shaman and a former Unification Church official in a bribery case linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The top court upheld a lower court's prison term of five…[Continue Reading...]
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an 18-month prison sentence for Yun Young-ho, the former head of the Unification Church's global headquarters, for giving luxury gifts to former first lady Kim Keon Hee in an effort to win favors for…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, South Korea — The wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday after a court convicted her of accepting luxury gifts from businesspeople and others seeking political and business favors.…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, South Korea -- The leader of a secretive South Korean church was arrested Wednesday as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party to influence elections. The Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
Lee Man Hee, the 95-year-old founder of the South Korean Shincheonji religious sect, has been arrested. He is accused of pressuring more than 50,000 members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus to join the conservative People Power Party (PPP) between…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over allegations he forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, attended a court hearing Wednesday on his potential arrest over allegations he forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021…[Continue Reading...]
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background) SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Investigators said Monday they have filed for an arrest warrant for the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday held arrest warrant hearings for three former senior officials of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions they forced followers to join the main opposition People…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Investigators sought arrest warrants for three former senior officials of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions they forced church members to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead…[Continue Reading...]
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