South Korean religious leader on trial on graft charges

SEOUL: The leader of one of South Korea’s largest cult-like churches stood trial on Monday accused of bribing the country’s former first lady with gifts including a designer handbag and a diamond necklace.The arrest of leader Han Hak-ja in September rocked the Unification Church, which claims to have 10 million followers worldwide and controls a sprawling business empire.The 82-year-old defendant, known to her followers as “holy mother,” also faces graft charges over cash payments to a lawmaker linked to disgraced president Yoon Suk Yeol.On Monday, Han’s defense team denied that she had bribed

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