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🚨Lee Jae-myung Faces Major Setback as North Korea Remittance Third-Party Bribery Case Reopens
There has been a major development in the North Korea remittance “third-party bribery” case.
Case Overview:
The appellate court overturned the dismissal of charges against former Ssangbangwool Chairman Kim Sung-tae.
Kim is accused of sending $8 million to North Korea in 2019, with prosecutors claiming $3 million was intended as third-party bribery to benefit then-Governor Lee Jae-myung’s visit.
The lower court had dismissed the bribery charges, citing double jeopardy with the separate foreign exchange law violation case.
However, the appellate court ruled that the two charges are distinct crimes with different protected legal interests and purposes, and are not the same offense.
The case has been sent back for a new trial.
What makes this particularly significant is its potential impact on President Lee Jae-myung himself.
This ruling is highly likely to apply to Lee’s own third-party bribery case. Once his trial resumes after the current suspension, it could deliver a major blow to his defense.
In short, this is a very troublesome development for the Lee Jae-myung administration.
Official Statement of FFWPU North America and FFWPU Europe & the Middle East on the Case of Republic of Korea v. Dr. Hak Ja Han
July 8, 2026 (USA time)
On July 10, prosecutors in South Korea are expected to deliver the government’s final arguments against Dr. Hak Ja Han, the Mother of Peace. It seems inevitable that they will ask for a conviction and seek a lengthy prison sentence for an 83-year-old spiritual leader whose life has been defined by the pursuit of peace, unity, and reconciliation for all humankind.
After mobilizing hundreds of police and investigators, and spending millions of dollars, the prosecutors have failed to show that she ordered, directed, or intended any crime. After months of detention and interrogation, the government’s case rests on innuendo, association, and a maze of technical accusations that obscure more than they prove.
As her life story confirms beyond any legitimate challenge, Mother Han answers to a higher calling. She knows what is in her heart and what she pursues, and even now, she asks us to respond not with bitterness or fear, but with prayer.
This is not the first time our founders, Mother Han and her late husband, Rev. Sun Myung Moon have stood before the powers of this world. Like so many other religious leaders, they have been misunderstood, accused, and persecuted for their faith and commitment to peace.
This moment is larger than one trial. This represents a test of whether people of faith in South Korea can still speak truth to power.
We will keep praying and remain strong. We are confident that the truth will be revealed, and Mother Han's work for lasting peace will not stop. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. often said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”