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An exclusive op-ed by Dr. Demian Dunkley, President of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (USA), on courage, faith, and the fight for religious freedom in Korea.
Seoul, South Korea — September 27, 2025 — Oh, Korea — what have you done? This is no longer the country we thought we knew. A door has opened, and we have stepped into something dark. Familiar on the surface — but hollow underneath. The rule of law has collapsed into shadow. The sacred has been mocked.
We have entered a nightmare dressed as normal life. Korea, once hailed as a thriving democracy and beacon of freedom in Asia, has crossed a line. The Special Prosecution’s arrest of Dr. Hak Ja Han — an 83-year-old great-grandmother and global icon of peace — is not just an outrage; it is a betrayal of Korea’s democratic soul.
What kind of nation throws an elderly grandmother — a humanitarian leader who has devoted her life to reconciliation and service — into a cell? The answer is chilling: a nation that has abandoned its moral compass and is now led by fear, not truth. This is not law. This is persecution. It is happening now — in 2025 — in a courtroom in Seoul, while the world looks on in disbelief.
Her arrest is the tip of a much larger spear — part of a wave of institutional restructuring shaking Korea’s foundations. Since taking office, the current administration has attempted to double the size of the Supreme Court — from 14 to 30 justices — right after that same court ruled against President Lee. Independent prosecutors have been deployed with unprecedented powers, bloated teams, and extended mandates to pursue open-ended investigations. And the boards of Korea’s national broadcasters have been rewritten, clearing the way for politically aligned leadership. Don’t mistake this for reform. It’s regime-building, plain and simple.
The Mother of Peace has devoted her life to humanity — feeding the hungry, reconciling nations, uplifting women, and calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula. For decades, she has carried Korea’s name with dignity into parliaments, royal courts, and pulpits across the world. And yet here, in her own homeland, she is treated like a threat. That is not order. That is collapse — quiet, calculated, and disguised as process.
The charges rest on the words of disgraced individuals expelled long ago from the movement she leads. For prosecutors to build a case on such rot is proof enough: this is no trial. It is a witch hunt. No credible evidence. No crime. Just cold paperwork and bitter whispers. Would this ever happen to a male religious leader of her stature?
Everyone knows the answer. Korea has allowed spite, ego, and political convenience to override fairness, faith, and basic decency. So ask yourself: Who benefits by silencing a woman who spent her life lifting others up? Let us speak plainly: this arrest is not only an attack on Dr. Han — it is an assault on the principle of religious freedom.
It is a shot across the bow to every church, mosque, temple, and synagogue in Korea — and beyond — that faith is no longer safe from the grasp of state power. I’ve heard the same quiet plea from both sides of the aisle: “We’re scared. We need America’s help.”
When even political opponents share the same fear, something deeper is broken. And if it can happen in Korea — a nation long hailed as a democratic success story — then no democracy is immune. What’s unfolding is not just a domestic breakdown. It’s a warning to the world.
Read these words carefully: If they can arrest the Mother of Peace, they can arrest anyone.
I call upon the good people of Korea — and all people of conscience across the globe — to rise up. Protest in the streets. Speak from your pulpits. Demand that Korea release the Mother of Peace and end this madness.
No one will be able to say they didn’t know. Only that they chose not to speak. But hear me clearly: truth will prevail. The Mother of Peace is innocent. Her supporters — and the millions who know her work — will prove it.
No cell can contain her spirit. No prosecutor can erase her legacy. Korea now stands at a crossroads. The choice it makes will define more than its politics — it will define its soul. A country that once lifted the world through sacrifice and resilience now teeters between legacy and disgrace.
The world is watching. And the world will not forget.
Oh, Korea — what have you done?
Story by 360WiSE
About Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (USA)
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