Hahn Dok-su, chairman of the Unification Church, has been arrested on suspicion of destroying evidence in connection with allegations of collusion between the church and the Yoon Suk-yeol administration for state affairs interference. He is accused of being involved in solicitation of church matters, including delivering 100 million won to Representative Kwon Seong-dong of the People Power Party in 2022 requesting support for the Yoon administration, and giving expensive necklaces and bags to the First Lady. The special investigation team argued for his arrest citing his non-cooperation with the investigation and concerns over evidence destruction, and the court accepted this. Meanwhile, the Unification Church issued a statement regarding the chairman's arrest, apologizing to the public and promising to cooperate in uncovering the truth.
