The joint police-prosecution investigation team looking into alleged collusion between the Unification Church and the Shincheonji Church of Jesus has summoned former Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Im Jongsung, who is suspected of receiving money and valuables. The joint investigation…[Continue Reading...]
According to legal circles on the 11th, the 27th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Judge Woo In-sung presiding) approved the suspension request filed by Han’s side. The court decided to suspend her detention from 10 a.m. on…[Continue Reading...]
It has been confirmed that the indictment of Song Kwang-seok, former chairman of the Unification Church-affiliated Universal Peace Federation (UPF), who is accused of "split donations" to the political sphere, includes the names of 11 current and former lawmakers from…[Continue Reading...]
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus raised about 17 billion won ($12 million) from its followers to defend its founder, Lee Man-hee, as he faced criminal investigations tied to the Covid-19 outbreak and alleged financial crimes, according to prosecutorial records reviewed…[Continue Reading...]
A joint investigation team (headed by Chief Investigator Kim Tae-hoon, Chief Prosecutor of Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office) probing allegations of collusion between religion and politics will summon Ko, the former secretary-general of Shincheonji known as the group’s “former number 2,”…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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