SEOUL, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- South Korean prosecutors are deepening their probe into the Unification Church's leadership on suspicion of violations of the Political Funds Act and the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, according to recent Korean media reports.
The magazine Sisa Journal reported Monday that Jung Wonju, chief of staff to Hak Ja Han, the church's matriarch, and a vice president of Cheonmuwon -- the church's supreme decision-making body -- told prosecutors that political gifts and contributions had been made under Han's direction.
Prosecutors are treating that testimony as a crucial link between illicit payments and the church's highest authority.
On Tuesday, JoongAng Ilbo reported that investigators are probing whether church members were mobilized to support Kim Gi-hyeon in his successful 2023 bid for the leadership of the conservative People Power Party.
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