United KingdomThe leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea's former first lady, Kim Keon Hee, and engaging in political funding violations. The court found that the church gifted Kim luxury items valued at 80 million won in exchange for political favors. Kim previously received a 20-month sentence for accepting these bribes. Han denied the allegations, calling them false. Prosecutors revealed that $19 million in cash was found in Han's personal safe, marking the first confirmed instance of the church attempting to buy political influence. Kim admitted to receiving the gifts but claimed she returned them. The Unification Church, founded in the 1950s by Sun Myung Moon, has faced criticism for coercive practices and financial exploitation of followers. It has been linked to various global politicians and has been banned in several countries.
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