Religious cults have long been a problem in Korea, and university campuses are no exception. In their efforts to recruit new members, cults often seek individuals who appear vulnerable, naive or easily influenced. As a result, university students, particularly international…[Continue Reading...]
The Joint Investigation Headquarters (headed by Chief Kim Tae-hoon, Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office chief), which is investigating allegations of collusion between the Unification Church and political figures, was reported on the 11th to have additionally indicted Song Kwang-seok, former chairman…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- A joint prosecution-police team investigating suspected collusion between politics and religion again raided the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, on Wednesday as part of a probe into its alleged ties to the…[Continue Reading...]
Investigators launched a second attempt Tuesday to raid the headquarters of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) over suspicions a religious sect meddled in its primaries for the 2022 presidential election and the 2024 parliamentary elections, legal sources said.…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Investigators on Friday raided the headquarters of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) over allegations of mass recruitment of followers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, legal sources said. A…[Continue Reading...]
Former Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Lim Jong-seong, who faces allegations of receiving tens of millions of won in cash and gifts from the Unification Church, appeared before the joint police-prosecutors investigation headquarters (headed by Chief Prosecutor Kim Tae-hoon of…[Continue Reading...]
A Seoul Central District Court sentenced Jeon Seong-bae, a shaman widely known as Geonjin, to six years in prison for allegedly receiving bribes and gifts in exchange for favors, leveraging his close ties with former first lady Kim Keon-hee and…[Continue Reading...]
The joint police-prosecution investigation headquarters, currently investigating alleged collusion between religion and politics, has summoned Jeong Won-ju, former chief of staff of the Unification Church, for questioning over the church's alleged lobbying of politicians and so-called "split donations." According to…[Continue Reading...]
Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, who faces trial on bribery charges linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee, has returned to detention after a court rejected her request to extend her temporary release due to health issues, legal sources…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hakja, President of the Unification Church, who had been indicted and detained over alleged collusion between the Unification Church and political circles and was then temporarily released, requested an extension of her release period, but the request was denied.…[Continue Reading...]
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