US EditionSouth Korean Police Raid Offices of the Unification Church for Illegal Payments
Police launched raids on 10 Unification Church sites to gather evidence in a bribery probe involving payments to politicians across party lines, officials said.
- On Dec 15, South Korean police launched raids on 10 Unification Church locations, including Cheonjeonggung and the church's Seoul headquarters.
- Allegations driving the probe centre on illegal payments to Cabinet members and current and former lawmakers, while a former Unification Church official testified earlier this month about political support across parties.
- Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja is on trial on bribery charges involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, but Han has denied the allegations.
- The investigations have produced immediate political fallout as police booked Chun Jae-soo, Lim Jong-seong, and Kim Gyu-hwan last week and sought searches of Chun and special counsel Min Joong-ki's offices.
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The South Korean police raided the headquarters of the Unification Church, known as the Moon sect, whose leader is suspected of corrupting high-level politicians.The Unification Church has long been the subject of controversy, with its collective marriages and sectarian culture.It has an economic empire in South Korea, ranging from media to hotels to food distribution.On Monday, prosecutors searched the church's headquarters in Seoul as well as …
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South Korean police raid offices of the Unification Church
SEOUL: South Korean police launched a raid on Monday (Dec 15) to search the offices and compounds of the Unification Church in and near Seoul, including an imposing palace northeast of the capital that serves as its international headquarters, police said.T
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