Lee Jae-myung: "I even wrote a memorandum during the forced epidemiological investigation of Gwacheon Shincheonji"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] It has been confirmed that Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, wrote a memorandum in his own name when conducting a forced epidemiological investigation of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Gwacheon, and also considered securing the list of about 70,000 Shincheonji trainees.

However, Governor Lee explained that he gave up on this because he judged that it was not easy to present legal grounds for Shincheonji to manage the trainees.

At an emergency press conference held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in Suwon on the 28th, Governor Lee said, "The issue of securing the list of about 70,000 Shincheonji trainees was also considered during the forced epidemiological investigation," adding, "But the core (the list of believers) had to be obtained quickly, and the resistance from that side (Shincheonji) was considerable."

He added, "Personally, I also wrote a memorandum and gave it to them," and said, "They did not have to accept it, but I wrote it to minimize their anxiety and reduce resistance, and through this, we were able to obtain the list."

Regarding the acquisition of the trainee list, Governor Lee specifically stated, "It was legally difficult to force them by telling them the grounds for managing the trainees, so we could not do it," and promised, "Since Shincheonji said they gave the list of 70,000 people to the government, if they come to Gyeonggi Province, we will proceed with the investigation accordingly."

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