The leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, appeared for questioning by prosecutors on Wednesday over alleged involvement in bribing the wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a criminal probe into the former first couple.

Han declined to answer questions from reporters about the allegations as she arrived at the office of the special prosecutor.

¡°I¡¯ve been unwell,¡± she said, when asked why she had chosen to respond to questioning, after refusing earlier summons.