Gwangju Police Complete Confirmation of 621 Shincheonji Members with Unclear Whereabouts

Focusing on Identifying Additional Materials... Strengthening Crackdown on Mask Hoarding

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Police have confirmed the whereabouts of 621 out of 739 Shincheonji members in the Gwangju area whose locations were previously unknown.

The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (Chief Choi Gwanho) announced on the 29th that they have notified the health authorities of the confirmed members and are currently focusing their available investigative personnel on identifying the whereabouts of the remaining 118 unconfirmed individuals.

They are verifying locations by directly calling the individuals subject to location confirmation requests, visiting their residences in person, or tracking their real-time mobile phone locations.

Among the unconfirmed Shincheonji trainees in the Gwangju area, the police plan to actively identify the whereabouts of a total of 388 people, including 270 individuals who were subject to a second location confirmation request due to lack of contact with health authorities, by mobilizing all available personnel today and will notify the health authorities accordingly.

To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus infection, the public and private sectors are responding with full force. In this national disaster situation, the Gwangju Police will actively cooperate with health authorities to do their best to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and alleviate citizens' anxiety.

Additionally, they are strengthening comprehensive crackdowns on hoarding activities related to masks and other items.

They are conducting real-time monitoring and internal investigations on illegal activities during production, distribution, and sales processes, including internet sales fraud and other unlawful acts.

A representative of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency stated, “Active reporting by citizens is crucial for effective enforcement activities,” and added, “We ask citizens to report any major illegal activities such as hoarding.”

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