Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL (Reuters) -The leader of the Unification Church religious empire, Han Hak-ja, faced a court in South Korea on Monday that is considering a warrant to detain her in a probe of the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol for corruption.
If the court approves the warrant, Han, 82, will be imprisoned while a special prosecutor investigates allegations she directed a church official to bribe former First Lady Kim Keon Hee for favours for the church's business interests.
