JIH to clarify the source of the “28b won at CJG” (2026-07-29)

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Joint Investigation Headquarters to clarify the source of the “28 billion won at Cheon Jeong Gung”—Treasurer managed funds using “sticky notes” (2026-07-29)

On July 16, 2025, Director Lee Cheong-woo’s side released a document titled “My views on Yoon Young-ho’s claims in ‘Straight Talk’ (Part 2),” revealing that President Han Hak-ja was involved in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.

Furthermore, prior to the search of Cheon Jeong Gung, the Unification Church leadership submitted internal accounting records regarding the purchase of a Graf-brand necklace—allegedly gifted to Mrs. Kim Keon-hee—to the Special Prosecutor’s Office.

▶ Hankyoreh (2025-07-16）

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1208275.html

Given these developments, it appears that the evidence serving as the basis for the searches of Cheon Jeong Gung and the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification headquarters was provided to the Special Prosecutor’s Office by the church leadership itself.

Consequently, it is believed that the Special Prosecutor’s Office was able to proceed with the search of Cheon Jeong Gung on July 18, 2025.

It has also been pointed out that, prior to the search, preliminary coordination based on a “plea bargain” took place between the Special Prosecutor’s Office and the Unification Church leadership, and that during this process, Director Lee Cheong-woo may have served as a guide inside Cheon Jeong Gung.

Even if the Special Prosecutor’s Office had obtained a search warrant and conducted a search of Cheon Jeong Gung, without guidance from an insider, it would not have been easy to extend the search to the safe in President Han’s private room, the storage area for precious metals, or even Jeong Won-ju’s room, let alone seize Jeong Won-ju’s diary.

(*At the time of the search, Jeong Won-ju was in the United States and was not present at Cheon Jeong Gung.)

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The church leadership praised the Special Prosecutor and even provided “grounds for the search of Cheon Jeong Gung” and “specific evidence.” (2026-07-15)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/as2X/784

통일교 지도부, 특검에는 찬사를 보내고 “천정궁 압수수색 명분”과 “구체적 자료”까지 제공

It appears that when the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office questioned Yoon Young-ho, they did not include President Han Hak-ja’s involvement in the 2022 presidential election as part of their investigation. This is believed to be because the matter fell outside the scope of the investigation at that time.

It is highly likely that the Special Prosecutor first became aware of President Han’s involvement in the 2022 presidential election on July 16, 2025, when media reported on “My views on Yoon Young-ho’s claims in ‘Straight Talk’ (Part 2),” which was released by Director Lee Jeong-woo’s office.

On July 20, 2025—two days after the raid—President Han spoke before approximately 1,000 members at an event held at Cheonwon Palace, the first such event to take place there following the Special Prosecutor’s raid on Cheon Jeong Gung.

“Because of a single traitor, our nation’s Special Prosecutor has blasphemed against Heaven. The Special Prosecutor’s Office must publicly admit its mistake. They are taking the True Parents far too lightly.”

In this statement, President Han denounced Yoon Young-ho as a “traitor” while strongly criticizing the Special Prosecutor’s Office.

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Yoon Young-ho, whom President Han Hak-ja denounced as a “traitor,” is currently being questioned by the Special Prosecutor’s Office—Yoon Young-ho’s side’s perspective (2025-07-22)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/as2X/513

한학자 총재가 배신자로 낙인 찍은 윤영호는 ‘특검에서 조사를 받는 중’ 그리고 윤영호 측의

In response, on July 22, 2025, prior to the Special Prosecutor’s questioning, Yoon Young-ho’s side expressed its position through a series of documents titled “Straight Talk.”

◆ Yoon Young-ho postponed the questioning schedule—President Han branded Yoon Young-ho a “traitor”

On June 5, 2025, the “Kim Keon-hee Special Prosecutor Act” passed the National Assembly, and on July 2 of the same year, Special Prosecutor led by Min Joong-gi officially took office.

After receiving the investigation files from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office, the Special Prosecutor’s Office summoned Yoon Young-ho for questioning, but Yoon Young-ho’s side reportedly postponed the schedule.

Nevertheless, the Special Prosecutor’s Office was able to conduct a raid on Cheon Jeong Gung on July 18, 2025. It is believed that this was possible because the Unification Church leadership submitted internal documents regarding “President Han Hak-ja’s involvement in the 2022 presidential election” to the Special Prosecutor’s Office and, in return, entered into a plea bargain.

The reason for this speculation is that, in addition to Director Lee Cheong-woo having requested that the Special Prosecutor’s Office conduct a thorough investigation into internal matters of the Unification Church, he had also expressed a positive view of the Special Prosecutor’s search of Cheon Jeong Gung, and furthermore, it appears that no full-scale investigation has been conducted into Director Lee Cheong-woo himself.

▶ OhmyNews (2025-12-10)

https://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0003190150&utm_source=chatgpt.com

울먹인 윤영호 "통일교가 꼬리 잘라"...특검 "윤 정권과 결탁한 중대 범죄"

Subsequently, after questioning Yoon Young-ho, the Special Prosecutor’s Office requested an arrest warrant on July 25, 2025, and on August 1 of the same year, the court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon Young-ho.

◆ 28 billion won in the safe of Cheon Jeong Gung’s private office—Special Prosecutor’s Office ultimately deemed it “slush funds”

The approximately 28 billion won in cash, including foreign currency, discovered by the Special Prosecutor’s Office at Cheon Jeong Gung was not originally included in the scope of the investigation. However, although the Special Prosecutor’s Office did not indict President Han Hak-ja regarding this 28 billion won during her trial, it appears the office recognized it as President Han’s personal slush fund (secret funds).

1. Defense team remains silent—Funds were directly managed by President Han

President Han’s defense team must have been fully aware that the 28 billion won stored in the safe in her private office at Cheon Jeong Gung was an extremely serious matter, even though the Special Prosecutor’s Office had not included it in the indictment.

Nevertheless, it appears that the defense team did not mount a sufficient rebuttal or take appropriate legal action regarding this 28 billion won.

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Unification Church leadership underestimates the Special Prosecutor’s raid—A sign of ruin? (2025-07-23)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/as2X/515

특검의 통일교 압수수색을 너무나 안일하게 보는 통일교 권력층 – 폭망으로 가는 전조현상 (2025

Director Kim Jin-○, considered the “treasurer” of Cheon Jeong Gung, testified in court that “President Han Hak-ja directly managed the funds.” He also testified that “the funds were managed using sticky notes.”

On the other hand, Jeong Won-ju testified that she “first learned of the existence of the 28 billion won from the news.”

▶ The 22nd Trial of President Han – Treasury Keeper Kim Jin-0 Fatal Testimony to President Han “President Han directly managed the funds” (2026-04-26)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/cRwZ/3

22nd Trial of Pres. Han – Treasury Keeper’s Fatal Testimony (2026-04-26)

▶ OhmyNews (2026-04-24)

https://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0003228120&CMPT_CD=P0010&utm_source=naver&utm_medium=newsearch&utm_campaign=naver_news

통일교 금고 관리 기준은? "1억 이상은 금고, 나머지는..."

In other words, President Han has been placed in a position where she must personally explain the source of the 28 billion won. Some observers suggest that if she cannot provide a sufficient explanation, the possibility of her being indicted for embezzlement or tax evasion cannot be ruled out.

2. Where exactly did the 28 billion won come from?

Since May 6, 2026, as the Special Prosecutor’s Office has been conducting raids on Unification Church-related facilities such as Cheon Jeong Gung, information has been circulating within Cheon Jeong Gung that a total of 15 billion won—8 billion won from Cheongshim Church (Representative: Lee Gi-seong) and 7 billion won from the Hyojeong Global Foundation (Chairman: Kim Jong-kwan)—had been transferred to Cheon Jeong Gung.

There is no legal issue in itself with Cheongshim Church or the Hyojeong Global Foundation making donations to other organizations for the purpose of missionary activities.

However, if those funds were transferred to President Han personally, this 28 billion won is highly likely to be subject to charges of breach of trust, embezzlement, and even tax evasion.

Meanwhile, within the Unification Church, lectures are reportedly being held to the effect that “there is no problem even if 28 billion won is kept in President Han’s personal safe.” However, such teachings are nothing more than a way of using faith as a shield to treat church members as if they were livestock.

▶ YouTube “The 28 billion won in President Han’s safe” Part 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bQcmUSQXu0

Furthermore, the “Peace Observatory 2027” blog asserts that the investigation into the 28 billion won by the Joint Investigation Headquarters of the Prosecutors’ Office and the Police is “political retaliation against the Unification Church by the Lee Jae-myung administration,” and appears to take issue with the fact that the investigation has not extended to other religious organizations.

▶ Blog “Peace Observatory 2027” (2026-07-29)

https://blog.naver.com/peacemaker2027/224360914967

이재명 정부, 통일교 정치보복 끝판왕. 합수본, 천정궁 280억 황당한 횡령 프레임 먼지털이 수사,

However, I want the members to understand the reality that such claims do nothing to help the Unification Church or President Han.

According to court testimony revealed during President Han’s trial, it was Chairman Yoon Jeong-ro who connected Yoon Young-ho to Assemblyman Kwon Seong-dong and advised him to “provide political funds,” while it was Chairman Lee Hyeon-young who introduced Jeon Seong-bae (Geonjin Monk).

It has also been revealed that Jeong Won-ju acted as an intermediary to arrange a meeting between Yoon Young-ho and Assemblyman Lee Cheol-gyu.

In other words, it can be concluded that not only Yoon Young-ho but also the Unification Church leadership shared responsibility for the circumstances that led to President Han’s arrest and indictment.

Furthermore, Church members should be aware that the names of Jeong Won-ju and Director Lee Cheong-woo are specifically being mentioned as the individuals who provided decisive evidence to the Special Prosecutor.

2026-07-29

Choi Jong-keun

[Unification Church Anti-Corruption Monitoring Committee]

■ JIH questions former UPF Chair Song Kwang-seok as a witness (2026-07-28)

https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/cRwZ/46

*As this document was generated by AI, it may contain typos or mistranslations.