The 22nd Trial of President Han (Part 2)（2026-04-29）

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The 22nd Trial of President Han (Part 2) — Praise for Jeong Won-ju / The necessity of clarifying the reality of the “missing 200 million KRW condolence money” (2026-04-29)

The main issues in the 22nd trial of President Han Hak-ja, held on April 24, 2026, were to prove that the source of the 100 million KRW delivered to lawmaker Kwon Seong-dong on January 5, 2022, was not Cheon Jeong Gung, and to establish that Jeong Won-ju was not involved in this matter.

In the appeal trial of Yoon Young-ho and lawmaker Kwon Seong-dong, the fact that the 100 million KRW was actually delivered has already been acknowledged. Therefore, the witness examination should have focused on proving that “the funds did not come from Cheon Jeong Gung.”

However, in reality, the questioning was excessively focused on “proving that Jeong Won-ju is unrelated to the case,” leaving doubts as to how the court would interpret this.

Director Jeong Hyeon-hee (currently Head of the Protocol Division of the Secretariat of the Central Administrative Office) stated that she had “served President Han Hak-ja while maintaining a relationship like family with Park Jin-○, Kim Jin-○, and Jeong Won-ju.” When asked by the defense whether she had a relationship in which she could talk about anything with them, she replied, “We were so open that we even knew each other’s bank account balances,” emphasizing that her testimony was not false.

◆ Praise for Jeong Won-ju

Jeong Hyeon-hee addressed the presiding judge, saying, “I would like to say a word about Jeong Won-ju,” and praised her life since first meeting her in Hannam-dong in March 1986 when she was 20 years old.

She stated:
“Jeong Won-ju served the President and her spouse with sincerity, entrusted her children to her husband, never complained, woke up at 4 a.m. every morning as a Hoon Dok instructor to prepare, and assisted the President throughout the day.”
“She has walked the ‘true path’ as a senior, and it pains me deeply to see her in this situation. I hear believers who do not know the circumstances spreading various rumors about her, but I would appreciate it if you would take into deep consideration the path she has walked—one that no one else could replace, the ‘path of a child’ and the ‘path of attendance.’”

1. Frugality of Jeong Won-ju — Purchase and use of imitation goods at Namdaemun underground import shops

When the defense asked about Kang Geon-woo’s testimony that “there were many luxury brand bags inside the G90 vehicle that Jeong Won-ju rode in,” Jeong Hyeon-hee responded, “I don’t know why such a lie was told, but there are no shutters in the underground parking lot.”

Kang Geon-woo had testified that he “thought he pressed the ‘shutter’ (smart key?) while waiting for the car, but ended up opening the trunk.” However, there appears to be no reason for Kang Geon-woo to deliberately give false testimony.

It appears that Jeong Won-ju’s side made excessive efforts to defend her through the testimony of Jeong Hyeon-hee, who was not present at the scene.

Additionally, regarding claims that Jeong Won-ju wore more expensive accessories than President Han Hak-ja at various events, when the defense asked whether they might be “imitation goods from Namdaemun,” Jeong Hyeon-hee replied, “There are many imitation goods at the Namdaemun underground import shops, and I have even bought some and given them to her,” resulting in what seemed like a pre-arranged exchange of questions and answers.

2. President Han Hak-ja personally selects gifts

When the defense asked whether President Han personally selects gifts, Jeong Hyeon-hee testified, “Mother personally selects gifts, choosing items that suit the recipient. She even considers colors and designs.”

When further asked whether she had ever instructed Yoon Young-ho or Jeong Won-ju to select gifts on her behalf, she emphasized, “In my experience, never.”

In other words, President Han personally selects gifts and has never had Jeong Won-ju purchase them on her behalf. Conversely, this implies that if Jeong Won-ju did purchase any items, they would have been for her own use, making this a highly significant testimony. This point will be explained separately.

◆ The reality of the 200 million KRW condolence money given by President Han Hak-ja

Kim Jin-○, the treasury manager, testified that she had been in charge of the Cheon Jeong Gung treasury since around 2015, and after President Han Hak-ja was detained on September 23, 2025, she worked at the HJ Cheonbo Training Center. She stated that only she knew the safe’s password, and no withdrawals or deposits could be made without going through her.

She testified that the safe contained sealed bundles of cash from banks, and that she had no memory of handling withdrawals exceeding 100 million KRW when President Han gave grants or gifts. She also stated that she had no recollection of withdrawing 100 million KRW from the inner safe on or before January 5, 2022, nor of handing such funds to President Han or Jeong Won-ju. She further testified that she was unaware of lawmaker Kwon Seong-dong’s visits to Cheon Jeong Gung on February 8 and March 22 of that year.

This supports the claim that “no funds came from Cheon Jeong Gung → Yoon Young-ho’s testimony is false.” However, it remains questionable whether the court will accept this as is.

When asked about the claim that “Director Jeong Hyeon-hee said that 200 million KRW in condolence money had been delivered,” Kim Jin-○ testified that around 2017, a Cheon Jeong Gung employee died in an accident while returning home after a night shift. At that time, President Han Hak-ja was deeply distressed and instructed, through Yoon Young-ho, that 200 million KRW be delivered as condolence money.

When asked whether such a large sum had actually been delivered, Kim Jin-○ stated:
“It was such a large amount that I checked with someone close to the deceased. Although the deceased’s wife was Japanese, I heard from someone supporting her that ‘it seems she did not receive it,’ and I was shocked.”

Upon further questioning, she confirmed:
“Yes, although 200 million KRW was supposed to have been delivered through Yoon Young-ho, it appears that the bereaved family did not receive it.”

In other words, by testifying that Yoon Young-ho did not deliver the 200 million KRW condolence money granted by President Han Hak-ja in 2017, the testimony highlights the issue of embezzlement by Yoon Young-ho, and emphasizes that the 100 million KRW related to Cheon Jeong Gung was also embezzled by him, and that no such funds were provided by Cheon Jeong Gung.

However, this alone is insufficient to prove that the testimonies of Yoon Young-ho and Lee Shin-hye—that they received 100 million KRW from Cheon Jeong Gung—are false.

This issue of undelivered condolence money arose in 2017, and Secretary Jeong Won-ju should also have been aware of it. This matter should be clearly investigated by the church leadership and disclosed to believers.

At the time, Yoon Young-ho was Secretary General of the World Headquarters and Deputy Chief of the President’s Secretariat, in a position to report to and receive instructions from Jeong Won-ju. If a problem had arisen with such a large sum as 200 million KRW, it should naturally have been reported to her. Nevertheless, it remained undisclosed until it was revealed for the first time during the trial by the defense.

Although it may not have a major impact on the trial, it is a highly important matter for believers.

Despite knowing such significant facts, the church leadership and attendees at the April 24, 2026 hearing remained silent. This is deeply regrettable.

The 23rd trial of President Han Hak-ja (April 28) overlapped with the appeal trials of lawmaker Kwon Seong-dong and Kim Geon-hee, drawing most media attention to those cases. As a result, there was no media coverage of President Han’s trial that day, and no transcript has been obtained. Therefore, it remains unknown what testimony Jeong Won-ju gave as a witness.

2026-04-29

Choi Jong-keun
[Unification Church Anti-Corruption Monitoring Committee]

※This document was generated by AI, so there may be occasional translation errors or inaccuracies.

References

■ The 22nd Trial of President Han — Treasury Manager Kim Jin-○’s Fatal Testimony: “The President Directly Managed the Funds” (2026-04-26)
https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/ZXsd/1506

■ Police Suspend Inspection of 119 Individuals in “Unification Church Overseas Gambling Information Leak Suspicion” — Attention on Special Prosecutor’s Investigation Results (2026-04-24)
https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/ZXsd/1503

■ The 21st Trial of President Han — Witness Examination of Former World Headquarters Director Cho Seong-il and Former Sun Moon University President Hwang Seon-jo (2026-04-20)
https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/ZXsd/1502

■ Jeong Won-ju’s Court Testimony “I Knew Nothing” and “347 Defense Counsel Meetings over 164 Days for President Han” (2026-04-02)
https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/as2X/728

■ The 20th Trial of President Han — Witness Examination of HR Director Kim Jae-○, Deputy Director Moto○○, 4th District Vice President Jeong Guk-○, and Kim Jong-○… Lee Cheong-woo “Reveals President Han’s Involvement in Presidential Election” (2026-04-13)
https://cafe.daum.net/antiuccorruption/as2X/734