Seoul, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - South Korea jails former top lawmaker over bribes from church

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2026-01-28

A South Korean court sentenced prominent opposition lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong to two years in prison on Wednesday for receiving bribes from the cult-like Unification Church, Yonhap news agency reported. Special prosecutors had demanded four years for Kweon, accusing him of receiving 100 million won ($70,000) from the sect. But the judge handed him a two-year jail term, according to Yonhap. An ally of disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol, Kweo......

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