Ruling party's Busan mayor candidate cleared in Unification Church scandal

A joint investigation by prosecutors and police has cleared Democratic Party Rep. Chun Jae-soo of bribery allegations linked to a broader Unification Church scandal. Investigators announced Friday that the cases against Chun have been closed. Chun, a three-term liberal lawmaker, won his candidacy Thursday to run for the Busan mayoral election in June. Chun was accused of having received 20 million won ($13,500) in cash and a luxury watch valued at less than 10 million won in 2018 from an officia

By The Korea Herald