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  "id": 6094414,
  "title": "Unification Church leader appeals 2-year sentence in bribery case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/unification-church-leader-appeals-2-year-sentence-in-bribery-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T03:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260907/unification-church-leader-appeals-2-year-sentence-in-bribery-case"
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  "summary": "The Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja has appealed her two-year prison sentence in a bribery case involving the former President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife, according to legal sources. Han's legal representatives submitted the appeal on Friday, following her conviction by a Seoul court for violating anti-graft laws, political funds laws, and embezzlement. The court found Han guilty of providing a luxury necklace and a Chanel bag to Yoon's wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in exchange for favors, as well as colluding with former church officials to give 100 million won to a political party official in January 2022. The special counsel's team, which sought a 13-year prison term, has also appealed the court's decision.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Unification Church leader appeals 2-yr sentence in bribery case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/unification-church-leader-appeals-2-yr-sentence-in-bribery-case",
        "published": "2026-09-07T02:45:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Unification Church leader appeals 2-year sentence in bribery case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/unification-church-leader-appeals-2-year-sentence-in-bribery-case-6096144",
        "published": "2026-09-07T04:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}