Unification Church leader faces possible arrest in South Korea's ex-first lady probe

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<p>September 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM</p>

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<p>1 / 2Unification Church leader faces possible arrest in South Korea's ex-first lady probeSouth Korea court to hold hearing on prosecutors request for the leader of the Unification Church</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Han did not answer reporters' questions about allegations of bribery she faces as she was pushed in a wheelchair entering the Seoul Central District Court for the warrant hearing.</p>

<p>Han, who is called "True Mother" by followers, is the widow of Unification Church founder Moon Sun-myung who died in 2012. She previously denied the allegations of giving jewellery and luxury handbags to Kim, who is in detention.</p>

<p>The church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has followers around the world and controls entities in construction, health care and media among others.</p>

<p>Yoon was ousted in April after being impeached for masterminding a failed martial law in December to suppress political opponents. Yoon, who is also in detention, is on a separate trial for insurrection.</p>

<p>The investigation against Kim continues even as she goes on trial this week for corruption stemming from the time before and during her husband's short-lived presidency.</p>

<p>The former first lady's lawyers have denied the allegations against her, including receiving gifts from the church.</p>

<p>(Reporting by Jack Kim)</p>

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