Opposition finalizes special counsel plan over Unification Church scandal

The opposition parties on Sunday settled the terms of a special counsel bill to look into a political funding scandal involving the Unification Church that has spilled over from the main opposition People Power Party into the ruling Democratic Party of Korea. The newly appointed counsel's scope of investigation will center on the Unification Church's illegal contributions to politicians of rival parties in an apparent move to increase the sect's influence on South Korean politics. It will also t