SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The elderly leader of the international Unification Church became the latest high-profile figure in South Korea to face an investigation in connection with criminal probes of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.

Hak Ja Han is the 82-year-old widow of the church’s South Korean founder, Sun Myung Moon. She and the church have denied allegations they bribed Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, and a conservative lawmaker in an effort to secure business and political favors.

Investigators led by special prosecutor Min Joong-ki have not specified whether they will seek to arrest Han, who appeared for questioning Wednesday after refusing to comply with three previous summons, citing her recovery from a heart procedure.

Yoon was removed from office in April over a marti

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