Editing Unification Church (section)

===Controversy in South Korea===
{{See also|Tochak Waegu#Sin-chinilpa}}
[[File:Dr. Hak Xa Han Mun duke mbajtur fjalën kryesore.jpg|thumb|Unification Church leader [[Hak Ja Han]] was arrested in South Korea in September 2025]]
In South Korea, the Unification Church has been criticized for supporting the interests of Japan over those of South Korea. South Korean media reported links between the UC and Japanese conservatives, referring to them as ''[[Chinilpa|Chinil]]'' ({{Korean|hangul=친일|labels=no}}) or [[Tochak Waegu#Sin-chinilpa|''Sin-chinil'']] ({{Korean|hangul=신친일|labels=no}}). Some South Korean media reported a connection between [[Yoon Suk-yeol]]'s pro-Japanese foreign policy and the UC.<ref name="유착">{{cite web | url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4842460 |title='新친일' 통일교와 日자민당 정권 40년 유착.."자민당 의원 180명과 관계" |trans-title='New Chinil[pa]' Unification Church and the Japanese LDP have been in collusion for 40 years. It is even "linked to 180 LDP lawmakers".
 |website=[[No Cut News]] | date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=기자 |first1=조하준 | url=https://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=286769 |script-title=ko:대일 굴욕 외교의 배후는 통일교? |trans-title=Is Unification Church behind [Yoon Suk-yeol government's] pro-Japanese submissive diplomacy? |website=굿모닝충청 | date=April 3, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2023}}</ref>

Since late July 2024, protests at Cheonjeonggung Palace in [[Gapyeong County|Gapyeong]] began with demands for Vice President Jung Won-joo's resignation, following corruption allegations involving aides close to Hak Ja Han. By late September, the Unification Church Members' Emergency Response Committee joined the demonstrations, which spread by October to major church sites like Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong and Cheonwon Temple in Seoul, continuing calls for Jung's resignation.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 7, 2024 |script-title=ko:'통일교' 부패간부 퇴진하라! 집회 이어져... 헌금유용 도박·횡령·기관로비 의혹까지 |trans-title="Calls for the Resignation of Corrupt 'Unification Church' Officials Continue as Allegations of Embezzlement, Gambling, and Lobbying Surface" |url=http://www.churchheresy.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1481 |access-date=October 8, 2024 |newspaper=Church and Heresy |language=ko}}</ref>

The conservative [[People Power Party|People Power Party]] (PPP) and the liberal [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party]] (DPK) are embroiled in a political scandal involving allegations of receiving illegal political funds and donations from the Unification Church.<ref>{{cite news |title=People Power Party Demands Probe into Democratic Party's Unification Church Funds |url=https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/12/06/CZSLTZD2EBGEJELQ3KBKLEUNHQ/ |work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |date=December 6, 2025}}</ref> [[Hak Ja Han]], the leader of the Unification Church, was arrested in South Korea in September 2025 on various corruption charges, including bribery and embezzlement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/arrest-warrant-unification-church-hak-ja-han-a94265a743ff76f860f1b5df9f6bed3f|title=Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president's wife|first=Kim|last=Tong-Hyung|publisher=Associated Press|date=September 22, 2025|accessdate=September 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Unification Church leader indicted over alleged political donations |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10591078 |work=The Korea Herald |date=October 10, 2025}}</ref> Also indicted in 2025 were Jeong Won-ju, who served as Han's chief of staff,<ref>{{cite news |title=Unification Church leaders charged with financing PPP candidates, but donations to DP excluded from probe |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-12-02/national/socialAffairs/Unification-Church-leaders-charged-with-financing-PPP-candidates-but-donations-to-DP-excluded-from-probe-/2467922 |work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |date=December 2, 2025}}</ref> and former World Headquarters Director-General Yun Young-ho.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Unification Church Head Admits Donations to Democratic Party Lawmakers |url=https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/12/05/VEHCRPURXVF2TE37Y755GJECX4/ |work=The Chosun Ilbo |date=December 6, 2025}}</ref> On September 11, 2025, the National Assembly approved a motion to arrest former PPP floor leader [[Kweon Seong-dong]] on charges of bribery from the Unification Church.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nat'l Assembly approves arrest motion of PPP lawmaker |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250911011400315 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=September 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=President agrees on religious leaders' call for disbanding Unification Church, Shincheonji - The Korea Times |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260112/president-agrees-on-religious-leaders-call-for-disbanding-unification-church-shincheonji |website=The Korea Times |access-date=3 February 2026 |language=en |date=12 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Unification Church, Shincheonji face probe over possible disbandment - The Korea Times |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260115/unification-church-shincheonji-face-probe-over-possible-disbandment |website=www.koreatimes.co.kr |access-date=3 February 2026 |language=en |date=14 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Prosecution-Police Search Rep. Chun's Office Over Evidence Destruction |url=https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/02/11/LLLXKS3CPBEHVBHA76GYSUCTBQ/ |website=The Chosun Daily |access-date=11 February 2026 |language=en |date=11 February 2026}}</ref>