Han, who is standing trial for alleged bribery linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration, was granted temporary release from a detention center on Tuesday to undergo eye surgery with a deadline to return by 4 p.m. Friday.
The church leader later requested an extension, however, citing the need to recover from surgery. The Seoul Central District Court rejected it on Friday.
Han has been in custody since September over charges of bribing People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong in 2022 in exchange for his help in gaining favors for the church from the future Yoon administration.
She is also accused of involvement in gifting a luxury necklace and Chanel bags to Yoon's wife, Kim Keon Hee, while requesting favors, embezzling the church's money to purchase the gifts and ordering the destruction of evidence ahead of a police investigation into her alleged overseas gambling.
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