Court revokes bail of Unification Church leader after unauthorized hospital departure
The Korea Herald · Lee Seung-ku ·
A Seoul court on Tuesday revoked the bail of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja after she was found to have left the hospital where she was required to stay u
A Seoul court on Tuesday revoked the bail of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja after she was found to have left the hospital where she was required to stay under the conditions of her release.
The Seoul High Court revoked the bail of the 83-year-old religious leader, who was sentenced to two years in prison on corruption charges including bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee, citing concerns over possible evidence tampering and violations of her bail conditions.
Han was convicted in August of providing a luxury necklace and a Chanel bag to Kim, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, through an intermediary in July 2022 in exchange for favors for the church.
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