Yoon’s shaman: “President Yoon’s election was thanks to the Unification Church… Kim Keon-hee also accepted this.”

During the trial of “Geonjin-bubsa” ( shamanic name ) Jeon Seong-bae on the 9th at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 33 (Chief Judge Lee Jin-gwan), phone call records were revealed suggesting that the leadership of the Unification Church attempted to make contact with politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties, as well as with First Lady Kim Keon-hee’s circle, during the 2022 presidential election.

At the hearing, audio recordings of phone calls between Jeon and a senior Unification Church official from around the time of the 2022 presidential election were played. In a call dated March 30, 2022—shortly after the election—Jeon told an official surnamed Lee:

“I told (Kim Keon-hee), ‘The Unification Church is the best, we have received grace from them this time, and we must repay that grace.’ I explained everything thoroughly, and the First Lady fully accepted it. They helped elect the President. We must not forget that gratitude.”

The statement implied that the Unification Church contributed to Yoon’s victory and therefore deserved compensation in return.

Another recording was played involving Yoon Young-ho, former head of the Unification Church’s World Headquarters, showing attempts to contact Democratic Party, as well as former and current high-level U.S. officials, in preparation for the Church’s event “Korean Peninsula Peace Summit” in February 2022. In a January 2022 call, Yoon told official Lee:

“On the 13th (for the Peace Summit), we will have a brief speech by video. We’ve approached Minister Lee and two others. That side will proceed officially, and with Jeong Jin-sang (then deputy chief of staff) and those below him, it will be a video dialogue. We might be able to get Hillary (Clinton). Zuckerberg is avoiding it, though.”

Yoon also discussed the candidates:

“Regarding Lee Jae-myung’s recognition… There was an article today in the U.S. saying, ‘Yoon Seok-yeol is impulsive, while Lee Jae-myung is pragmatic,’ and that with his experience running Gyeonggi Province he may unexpectedly succeed in improving inter-Korean relations.”

In a February 2022 call, he said:

“Whether the opposition or the ruling party… after consulting with the Chairwoman, we’re thinking of doing it with about four people,”

showing attempts to approach both sides. Yoon previously testified on December 5 in his embezzlement trial that the Church attempted to contact not only the People Power Party but also the Democratic Party ahead of the election.

A February 2022 call between official Lee and People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won was also revealed. In the call, Na asked:

“If the people invited by the Unification Church come, are they handled by the Church?”

She also said:

“It would be good if I could arrange the schedule,”
“If possible, let’s do it at a third-party location or at the party headquarters.”

indicating requests for coordination of time and location.

Meanwhile, luxury items previously revealed during First Lady Kim’s recent trial—such as Chanel bags and shoes—reappeared in court. At the judge’s request for physical inspection, the special prosecutor presented Chanel bags, shoes, and a Graff necklace seized from Jeon. The court, wearing white gloves, examined the items closely.