Prosecutors Raid Asunción, Paraguay, Headquarters of Unification Church Association in Fee-Related Probe

Prosecutors in Asunción, Paraguay, raided the administrative headquarters of the Asociación Espíritu Santo – Iglesia de la Unificación del cristianismo Mundial, which ABC Color refers to as the “Moon cult.” The operation followed a criminal complaint against unnamed persons.

A prosecutorial-police task force led by prosecutor María Angélica Insaurralde carried out the raid on Monday at the group’s headquarters on España Street near Senador Long. The complaint concerns the punishable act of “Frustración a la Ejecución Individual” (Frustration of Individual Execution). It is filed under the title “Personas Innominadas” (Unnamed Persons).

The search took place in the presence of the institution’s administrative secretary and vice president. Prosecutors sought documentation specified in the raid order, which was signed by judge Miguel Palacios of the criminal guarantees court. Officials seized various materials that the source says would support the investigation, including notebooks recording board meeting minutes and assembly minutes. According to the report, those minutes would confirm that the Association’s leadership approved paying attorney Michelle Byun’s professional fees with real estate. Professional services contracts between the Association and the attorney were also found on the premises, along with other documentation.

Honest dealing in financial matters is at the center of the seized records (Proverbs 11:1).

According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the complaint states that the association and the attorney would be using this arrangement to conceal real estate assets, thereby frustrating the collection in cash of a professional fee award arising from judicial litigation in which the accused party is engaged.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Spanish)