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South Korea court gives church leader two years in jail for bribery

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English August 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM

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Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea’s former first lady and conservative politicians with money and luxury gifts to secure political favours for the church.

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