“Investigators on Wednesday launched a raid on more than 10 sites affiliated with the Unification Church over allegations its leader Han Hak-ja embezzled church funds, legal sources said. The prosecution-police team, which has been tasked with investigating corrupt ties between religious and political circles, found indications of Han's embezzlement while tracking the church's cash flows. The team suspects Han may have used the money to create a slush fund and has sent investigators to Cheon Won Gung and Cheon Jeong Gung, the church's sacred sites in Gapyeong, about 55 kilometers northeast of Seoul, as well as its Seoul headquarters and other locations. Han has been under arrest since September pending a trial on bribery charges linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
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