2026-08-31 670b5686d6806c4c77959e44fe6e8ac899d89f16 17 Corruption in South Korea 1 /wiki/corruption%20in%20south%20korea Hak Ja Han 71 /wiki/hak%20ja%20han Kim Keon Hee 239 /wiki/kim%20keon%20hee South Korea 2 /wiki/south%20korea Unification Church 37 /wiki/unification%20church bribing 116 /wiki/bribing court 14 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20south%20korea first lady 172 /wiki/first%20lady%20of%20south%20korea policy 317 /wiki/politics%20of%20south%20korea Corruption in South Korea Hak Ja Han Kim Keon Hee South Korea Unification Church bribing court first lady policy Corruption in South Korea 2026-07-16 60fc78c2987ecd02b24e812c97e91555f8ebfaa1 30 Corruption in South Korea South Korea Unification Church 3 /feed/2026/07/16/south-korea-s-supreme-court-upholds-people-power-party-lawmaker-kweon-seong-dong-s-two-year-prison-sentence-for-acceptin South Korea's Supreme Court upholds People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong's two-year prison sentence for accepting ₩100 million (US$67,400) in illegal political funds from the Unification Church, removing him from the National Assembly. 2026-06-24 480f0728138052bab4972465e20638140806dcc0 26 South Korea court policy 3 /feed/2026/06/24/a-south-korean-court-orders-the-arrest-of-shincheonji-church-of-jesus-leader-lee-man-hee-for-allegedly-coercing-thousand A South Korean court orders the arrest of Shincheonji Church of Jesus leader Lee Man-hee for allegedly coercing thousands of followers to join the People Power Party in violation of the Political Parties Act. 2026-06-22 633a061ba201c1582f50d84d6f71ab2625993c1e /feed/2026/06/22/a-spanish-court-sentences-former-transport-minister-jose-luis-abalos-to-24-years-in-prison-for-taking-bribes-in-connecti A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. 1782769631 2026-06-22 1b52e92c17038e44ee0a5b9677503a2f82174d25 /feed/2026/06/22/a-spanish-court-sentences-former-minister-of-transport-jose-luis-abalos-to-24-years-in-prison-for-taking-bribes-in-conne A Spanish court sentences former minister of transport José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. 1782179135 2026-06-22 0a3c1f520a15cb75af36d065acef4089343a3f1f 23 South Korea court 2 /feed/2026/06/22/a-south-korean-court-sentences-former-justice-minister-park-sung-jae-to-25-years-in-prison-for-being-involved-in-former A South Korean court sentences former justice minister Park Sung-jae to 25 years in prison for being involved in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. Prosecutors state that Park assisted preparations for implementing the measure. 2026-04-28 a694dcb424137785b70f133cc06fcaf3fb159879 22 Corruption in South Korea Kim Keon Hee South Korea first lady 4 /feed/2026/04/28/the-seoul-high-court-sentences-former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-to-four-years-in-prison-after-convicting-her The Seoul High Court sentences former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison after convicting her of stock price manipulation and bribery, overturning her earlier acquittal on market-related charges. 2026-01-28 6cc322677626ec99080943275b3e6b43c15a0689 14 Corruption in South Korea Kim Keon Hee South Korea court first lady 5 /feed/2026/01/28/a-court-in-seoul-south-korea-sentences-former-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-to-20-months-in-prison-for-corruption A court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption. 2025-10-20 26435b707d4642e8a1ace9cc2c5a310c6d307a8a /feed/2025/10/20/a-court-in-daejeon-south-korea-sentences-a-teacher-to-life-in-prison-for-the-murder-of-a-7-year-old-student-whom-she-s A court in Daejeon, South Korea, sentences a teacher to life in prison for the murder of a 7-year-old student whom she stabbed at school in a murder-suicide attempt in February 2025. 1761049358 2025-10-20 e28b02275d2661a662c6c4ec4f8ea5831e035265 12 South Korea court 2 /feed/2025/10/20/a-court-in-daejeon-south-korea-sentences-a-teacher-to-life-in-prison-for-the-murder-of-a-eight-year-old-student-whom-s A court in Daejeon, South Korea, sentences a teacher to life in prison for the murder of a eight-year-old student whom she stabbed at school in a murder-suicide attempt in February 2025. 2025-09-23 132e0537912865e4ab54d3d8c5b27def16ff334a 23 Corruption in South Korea Hak Ja Han Kim Keon Hee South Korea Unification Church first lady 6 /feed/2025/09/23/unification-church-leader-hak-ja-han-is-arrested-in-seoul-south-korea-as-prosecutors-investigate-allegations-that-the Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han is arrested in Seoul, South Korea, as prosecutors investigate allegations that the church bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee and lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, both of whom face separate corruption charges. 2025-08-29 01843d632c3eef001182abc93e5e57e142f8a583 11 Kim Keon Hee first lady 2 /feed/2025/08/29/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-is-indicted-on-bribery-and-other-charges-related-to-a-wider-investigation-in Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee is indicted on bribery and other charges related to a wider investigation into her and her husband, former president Yoon Suk Yeol. 2025-08-12 15757c624b00d0e07f294ac84b1305f54efae9f2 11 Kim Keon Hee South Korea court first lady 4 /feed/2025/08/12/the-seoul-central-district-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-former-south-korean-first-lady-and-yoon-suk-yeol-s-spouse The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former South Korean first lady and Yoon Suk Yeol's spouse Kim Keon Hee on three charges related to stock manipulation, allegations of accepting luxury gifts, and illegal political funding during the 2022 by-election. It is the first time in the country's history that a former presidential couple has been taken into custody. 2025-08-6 0ed55ba335d1c657885cf3a921c08c1e180d3214 13 Kim Keon Hee South Korea first lady 3 /feed/2025/08/6/former-south-korean-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-appears-for-questioning-by-a-special-prosecutor-in-central-seoul-the-invest Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee appears for questioning by a special prosecutor in central Seoul. The investigation concerns allegations of stock manipulation, bribery, and interference in People Power Party nominations. /feed/2026/08/31/a-south-korean-court-sentences-unification-church-leader-hak-ja-han-to-two-years-in-prison-for-bribing-officials-includ AFP via France 24 31 1d9388c3bfaa7bf36767452e4a56f73314499f5e 8 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260831-south-korea-court-gives-unification-church-leader-2-years-prison-1 2026 A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors.