Former oceans minister appears before police, denies Unification Church bribery claims

Chun Jae-soo, a former minister of oceans and fisheries accused of receiving illicit money and gifts from the Unification Church, appeared before police for questioning for the first time on Friday and flatly denied the allegations.

2025-12-19

Police summon former oceans minister over Unification Church bribery allegations

Police summoned Rep. Chun Jae-soo for questioning regarding bribery allegations involving the Unification Church and lobbying for an undersea tunnel project between Korea and Japan.

2025-12-18

Ex-oceans minister maintained frequent contact with Unification Church, records show

Former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo — facing allegations of accepting bribes from the Unification Church — participated in at least seven events tied to the church from 2018 to 2020, records show.

2025-12-15

PPP goes on counteroffensive over Unification Church's alleged bribery of DP politicians

The conservative opposition has launched a counteroffensive against the liberal Democratic Party (DP) by proposing a special counsel investigation into the Unification Church's alleged bribery of ruling party figures.

2025-12-11

Oceans minister offers to resign amid allegations of receiving funds from Unification Church

Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo on Thursday expressed his intent to resign amid allegations that he received illegal funds from the Unification Church, but he claimed that such allegations were "completely groundless."