Unification Church chief Han Hak-ja leaves the Seoul Central District Court docket in southern Seoul, Sept. 22, after her arrest warrant listening to. Yonhap
Police questioned jailed Unification Church chief Han Hak-ja on Wednesday over bribery allegations involving a number of politicians, officers mentioned.
Police have been investigating allegations the church gave tens of hundreds of thousands of gained and luxurious presents to former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo, former Democratic Occasion of Korea lawmaker Lim Jong-seong and former United Future Occasion lawmaker Kim Gyu-hwan from 2018 to 2020.
A particular police investigation staff visited the Seoul Detention Middle, the place Han is presently held on bribery expenses linked to former first girl Kim Keon Hee, and questioned her in regards to the newest allegations.
Investigators are anticipated to look into whether or not Han was the individual finally chargeable for the alleged bribes. A former church official who first raised the allegations has accused Han of giving bribery orders.
Police additionally questioned Han about money bundles value 28 billion gained ($19 million) reportedly present in her private protected in an earlier particular counsel raid at her residence.
On Monday, police raided Han’s residence in Gapyeong County, the church’s headquarters in Seoul, and the cells the place Han and the previous church official are held, amongst different areas.
A Bulgari luxurious watch allegedly given to the previous oceans minister has but to be situated, and police have been looking for the receipt and gross sales document from the acquisition.
Police have additionally obtained a further search and seizure warrant with a Jan. 14 expiration date to make use of within the occasion further residences belonging to Chun, Lim and Kim are discovered.
