Lee Jae-myung Visits Shincheonji Gwacheon Headquarters: "Currently a War Situation, No Withdrawal Until List Secured"

[Asia Economy (Gwacheon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, visited the Shincheonji Jesus Church Gwacheon Headquarters, where a forced investigation is underway, on the 25th and described the situation as a war, ordering a ban on withdrawal until the list is secured.

Earlier, Gyeonggi Province, together with the police, prosecution, and fire department, began an emergency forced epidemiological investigation of the Shincheonji Gwacheon Headquarters that morning.

Governor Lee stated on Facebook that "During the epidemiological investigation in Gyeonggi Province, it was confirmed that a worship service attended by 10,000 Shincheonji believers was held in Gwacheon on the 16th," adding, "Among the attendees of this worship service, two residents of the metropolitan area (Seocho-gu, Seoul, and Anyang, Gyeonggi) have already been confirmed positive. The Gwacheon worship service was a large-scale gathering similar in size to the assembly (9,336 attendees) identified as the cause of the Daegu mass infection."

He further explained, "If quarantine measures equivalent to a military operation are not implemented targeting the attendees of this worship service, where multiple confirmed cases have begun to emerge, a very serious situation could arise in Gyeonggi Province, potentially becoming a second Daegu Shincheonji incident," revealing the background for the emergency forced epidemiological investigation conducted that day.

In particular, he said, "We cannot miss the golden time to prevent a large-scale infection, and we judged that there is no more time to delay until Shincheonji submits the list," adding, "Based on the data secured in this epidemiological investigation, we will promptly proceed with isolation and infection testing of the attendees."

Governor Lee emphasized, "We will do our best in quarantine by thoroughly cross-checking as soon as the attendance status is secured," and stressed, "This action by Gyeonggi Province is solely to faithfully fulfill the local government's duty to prevent the spread of infectious diseases."

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