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South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2 years in prison

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The Unification Church has significant business interests, including in media, education and food distribution, and has long drawn scrutiny over its political ties in South Korea.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Yonhap news agency says a Seoul court has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to 2 years in prison (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Yonhap news agency says a Seoul court has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to 2 years in prison

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Seoul court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to 2 years in prison (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A court in Seoul, South Korea, has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Unification Church Leader Han Hak-ja Jailed for Bribery (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Han Hak-ja, leader of the Unification Church, was sentenced to two years in prison in Seoul on bribery and political-funding charges tied to efforts to influence former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration and former first lady Kim Keon Hee, including gifts such as a Chanel bag and a luxury neck…

  4. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea hands jail term to Unification Church leader (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Han Hak Ja has been convicted on bribery charges after giving the former first lady several luxury gifts. She has denied any wrongdoing.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2 years prison (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    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 then president's wife.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    South Korea's Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han sentenced to 2 years for corruption (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A court in Seoul, South Korea, has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison

  7. Courthouse News Service

    South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2 years in prison (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The Unification Church has significant business interests, including in media, education and food distribution, and has long drawn scrutiny over its political ties in South Korea.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    S. Korean religious leader is sentenced (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean court sentenced Hak Ja Han, the 83-year-old leader of the Unification Church, to two years in prison on Monday for bribing the wife of ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and other corruption charges.

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