Overview

• Special prosecutors detained the 82-year-old after the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant.
• Investigators allege that in 2022 she and then executive Yun Yong-ho provided money and gifts to Yoon Suk-yeol’s wife and aides to seek government favors for church projects.
• The World Peace and Unification Family Federation issued a statement accepting the court’s decision, apologizing to the public, and pledging cooperation with the probe.
• Han denies the allegations as prosecutors pursue a broader inquiry into the church’s political activities and influence.
• A Japanese lawyers’ group assisting alleged victims urged that church funds be used for restitution in Japan following the arrest.