# South Korea sentences Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to two years in prison

https://mins.news/en/item/38247

- DW, 2026-08-31 06:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-hands-jail-term-to-unification-church-leader/a-78568345?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A Seoul court has sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to two years in prison for bribery. She was accused of giving expensive gifts to former First Lady Kim Keon Hee through an intermediary in return for political favors, but has denied wrongdoing.

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