The police, who are investigating allegations of political lobbying by the Unification Church, summoned a Unification Church executive for questioning on the 28th in connection with suspicions of lobbying related to the Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel project.
Mr. Park, former head of the Busan branch of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and director of the Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel Research Association, is appearing for investigation at the Seoul Seodaemun-gu Police Agency on the 28th. Photo by Yonhap News
The special investigation team of the National Police Agency summoned Mr. Park, former head of the Busan branch of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and director of the Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel Research Association, as a reference witness for questioning starting at around 10:30 a.m. that day. The investigation lasted for about nine hours.
At around 7:20 p.m., Mr. Park left the police building without answering reporters' questions about whether he had discussed the Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel with former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Jeon Jae-soo, or whether he had any additional contact with the former minister.
Mr. Park is known to have contacted numerous figures in the local political community while working in District 5 of the Unification Church to promote the success of the Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel project. He is also reported to have met with former Minister Jeon Jae-soo ahead of the 2020 general election, delivered the autobiography of Hak Ja Han, the leader of the Unification Church, and taken a photo together.
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