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…[Continue Reading...]
Seoul, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)--South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued instructions at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to consider dissolution orders for religious organizations, referring to such an order by Japan against the Unification Church. While avoiding mentioning the Unification Church…[Continue Reading...]
The bribery trial of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja began on Monday in South Korea. Han, 82, is accused of offering luxury gifts, including Chanel handbags, a diamond necklace, and wild ginseng, to former First Lady Kim Keon Hee in…[Continue Reading...]
A man standing trial for the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 said he was motivated by “despair and a sense of crisis” over a video message Abe sent the year before to a controversial religious…[Continue Reading...]
The "Family Federation Victims' Legal Team," which has been supporting individuals harmed by large donations and other practices of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church, hereinafter referred to as the "Family Federation") in Japan,…[Continue Reading...]
Upon founding the Unification Church in 1954, Sun Myung Moon insisted Jesus Christ had divinely appointed him to extend a sin-free human lineage. According to the religious leader's own son, however, this claim was used as a guise that allowed…[Continue Reading...]
Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, who was arrested and indicted on allegations of collusion between the former President Yoon Suk Yeol administration and her church earlier this year, requested bail on Thursday. Han filed the request with the Seoul Central…[Continue Reading...]
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, apologized during his trial and said that she still follows the Unification Church at the Nara District Court on Thursday. “I sincerely apologize…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja returned to jail Friday upon completing eye surgery, after a court rejected her request to extend her temporary release. Han, who is standing trial for alleged bribery linked to former…[Continue Reading...]
The special prosecutor’s team, led by Min Joong-ki, investigating various allegations against former first lady Kim Keon-hee, announced on the 7th that it had additionally indicted Kim, Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, and others in connection with the alleged "collective…[Continue Reading...]
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