
Bail revoked after Han left a designated hospital without permission to visit a church compound
A Seoul court canceled the bail of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja after she left a designated hospital without permission and visited a church compound.
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Han Hak-ja was sentenced to a two-year prison term for bribery and other corruption charges.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A court on Tuesday canceled a bail granted to Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja after she left a designated hospital without permission, legal sources said.
The Seoul High Court decided to revoke the bail of 83-year-old Han, who was sentenced to a two-year prison term for bribing the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and other corruption charges, as she was found to have visited a Unification Church compound, according to the sources.
Han was found guilty of giving a luxury necklace and a Chanel bag to Yoon's wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, while requesting favors for the church through an intermediary in July 2022.
Han was also convicted of colluding with former church officials to give 100 million won (US$74,500) to Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the People Power Party in January 2022.

A Seoul court revoked the bail of 83-year-old Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja after she left her designated hospital to visit a church compound, violating her release conditions during her appeal for corruption convictions.

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