Unification Church's Tainted Influence Exposed in Han Hak ja Sentence The sentencing of Han Hak ja, 83 year old leader of South Korea's secretive and powerful Unification Church, to two years in prison for bribing officials is a long overdue reckoning with the church's corrupting influence on Korean politics.
The charges against her include providing luxury items to former first lady Kim Keon hee while her husband was president in exchange for policy favors.
This case highlights deep seated problems of cronyism and corruption that have plagued South Korea's government and business elite for decades.