South Korean Prosecutors Conclude Long-Standing Probe into Political-Religious Collusion

Prosecution-police team wraps up probe into political-religious collusion

A joint prosecution-police team investigating suspected collusion between politics and religion concluded its activities Monday, 237 days after its launch on Jan. 6. The team achieved notable results, including the arrest and indictment of Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, and the seizure of 26 billion won ($18.9 million) in cash from the private safe of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja. The team had investigated allegations of Shincheon

By The Korea Herald