South Korea raids Unification Church as Kim Keon-hee’s corruption probe widens

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Investigators on Friday raided the headquarters of the Unification Church in South Korea as part of a widening corruption probe involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee, marking another setback for the controversial religious group following the assassination of Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe in 2023.Armed with court-issued warrants, a special prosecutor’s team searched the church’s main compound in Gapyeong, northeast of Seoul, and its Seoul branch office.Television footage showed riot police...