Park Won-soon "Yoon Seok-yeol Prosecutor General Must Arrest Shincheonji's Lee Man-hee"

Seoul City Requests Mobile Communication Data Related to Shincheonji from Ministry of Health and Welfare

Photo by Park Won-soon, captured from Seoul Mayor's Facebook

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] On the 1st, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon urged Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to arrest Lee Man-hee (89), the founder and president of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji), in relation to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the morning of the same day, Mayor Park posted on his Facebook account titled "President Lee is the key person responsible for this incident, so please take immediate action to resolve the issue," and declared, "If President Lee does not take the necessary measures, Seoul City will file a criminal complaint for murder by implied intent as previously announced."

He continued, "In this regard, I request Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol," emphasizing, "The role of the prosecution now is to arrest Lee Man-hee, the person responsible for the source of the virus threatening the lives of the people."

Facilities of the Shincheonji Church banned from entry by Cheonan City, Chungnam. There are a total of 8 locations in Cheonan. This measure was taken following the revelation that Shincheonji gatherings in Daegu and the Gyeongbuk region rapidly spread the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
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Mayor Park said, "The situation is so serious and urgent, so where on earth are President Lee and the Shincheonji leadership, who are the key persons responsible for this incident?" He urged, "They must immediately come out from hiding, apologize to the people, undergo COVID-19 testing themselves, and ensure that all followers are tested promptly to actively cooperate with the quarantine authorities."

He added, "People who know the internal situation of Shincheonji well say that since Shincheonji followers will follow President Lee's instructions more than the government, President Lee must take the lead."

Mayor Park revealed that Seoul City requested the Minister of Health and Welfare for mobile communication base station connection data and user location information related to Shincheonji under the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

The information requested by Seoul City includes △ mobile communication base station connection data within a 1 km radius around Shincheonji in Daegu around the time of the assembly attended by patient number 31 △ mobile communication base station connection data within a 1 km radius around Cheongdo Daenam Hospital during the funeral of President Lee's brother △ location information of 28,317 Shincheonji followers provided by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Seoul City, focusing on users connected to the same base station with three or more people from the 20th of last month to the present.

Mayor Park explained, "By receiving these three pieces of information, we can accurately identify Shincheonji followers who attended the Daegu Shincheonji assembly and the Daenam Hospital funeral, and confirm places where Shincheonji followers are still secretly meeting even after the closure of worship halls and offices."

He added, "The core responsibility for this (COVID-19) incident lies with President Lee and the Shincheonji leadership, and they must clearly take responsibility. If not, as previously warned, Seoul City will mobilize all authority and means," reiterating his stance.

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