Church leader quizzed in bribery probe


In the spotlight: Han (centre) arriving at a special prosecutor’s office in Seoul. — AP

The leader of the Unifi­cation Church was questioned by investigators over allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him in an effort to secure business favours.

Han Hak-ja, the widow of church founder Moon Sun-myung, appeared before a special prosecutor just hours after a Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for the lawmaker, People Power Party’s Kweon Seong-dong, citing concerns he might destroy evidence.

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