South Korea court gives Unification Church leader two years in prison
SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the wife of the then president.
A South Korean court sentenced the 83-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, to two years in prison on Monday. She was accused of bribing officials, including the wife of the former president, by providing luxury items such as a designer handbag. Han arrived for sentencing in a wheelchair, wearing hospital pyjamas and a surgical mask.
The Unification Church, which has significant business interests and political ties, vowed to appeal the ruling, stating they disagreed with the court's finding that Han instructed the acts or was aware of their unlawful purpose.
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