The leader of the church “Luni” denies the bribery of the former first lady of South Korea

The leader of the controversial church of the unification denied the allegations that her organization bribed the former first lady of South Korea with luxury gifts in exchange for business services.

Han Hak-Ja categorically rejected the allegations that she had directed a bribe when she was confronted with reporters when she was published by nine hours of questioning at the prosecutor’s office.

“No … why would I do this?” said the 82-year-old widow of the founder of the Moon Sun-Myung church, who was to be supported by helpers while walking.

Former first lady Kim Keon He, the wife of the procured President Yon Suk Youol, has been accused of receiving two Chanel and Diamond necklace bags, together with a value of 80 million ($ 57,900; $ 42,500 British pounds) from the church.

Kim was LAST LAST MONTH For various fees, including bribery and manipulation of the stocks it denies.

The arrest marked the first time that both a former president and a former first lady were imprisoned in South Korea.

Yoon was detained in January to face a lawsuit because of an unsuccessful tender for military position last year, which dipped the country in chaos.

On Wednesday, Khan was blamed for a former church officer, saying that the employee had acted on his own, offering Kim these gifts. Since then, the employee has been arrested.

Its appearance comes after she refused to summon the special prosecutor three times. “I experienced pain after surgery (heart),” she said.

An ambulance was placed in standby time while she was questioned, Reuters reported, citing the special prosecutor’s office.

On Wednesday, authorities arrested the conservative legislator Quaon Seong-Dong, who is also charged with receiving 100 million bribes earned by the church. Quaon, who is once regarded as a close confidant of Ion, denied the claim.

The Church of Association, officially known as the Federation of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, was founded in South Korea in the 1950s by Moon Sun-Myung, which declared itself Messiah.

The church is best known for holding mass weddings, including thousands of couples, some of which would be combined by the church.

Critics described the group as “cult -like”. The lawyers accused him of forcing the devoted, known as “moons” after his founder, to donate large sums of money.

The church of unification had fallen under the spotlight in Japan after Murder of former country leader Shinzo AbeS The alleged killer accused the invoicing group of his family and held a complaint against Abe He supposedly promotes it.

The group is banned in parts of the world, including Singapore. In Japan it was ordered to dissolveS