Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han jailed for corruption

A South Korean court sentences the 83-year-old leader to two years in prison for bribing the wife of ousted conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol, and other corruption charges.

A court in Seoul, South Korea, has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison

South Korea’s Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han sentenced to 2 years for corruption  AP News

Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to the former president and first lady, who are also imprisoned.

A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then president’s wife. Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former first lady Kim Keon-hee while h