Search and Seizure at Shincheonji Daegu Church, Prosecutors Reject Again

Health officials from Nam-gu Public Health Center are conducting disinfection near the Shincheonji Daegu Church. <이미지:Yonhap News>

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The police reapplied for a search warrant for the Shincheonji Daegu Church, which is accused of deliberately falsifying the list of believers submitted to the authorities, but the prosecution dismissed the request.

According to the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency on the 4th, the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office dismissed the search warrant application submitted by the Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit for the Shincheonji Daegu Church the previous day. It is reported that the prosecution stated it is difficult to recognize the necessity of the search warrant at this stage.

Previously, regarding the urgently requested search warrant by the police, the prosecution also rejected it on the 1st, citing the need for additional investigation, including the unclear intentionality of Shincheonji in omitting the list of believers. The police judged that Shincheonji violated the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act by submitting incorrect lists to quarantine authorities related to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), and considered the search warrant necessary.

On the 28th of last month, Daegu City filed a complaint with the police against the Shincheonji Daegu Church on charges of deliberately falsifying the number of believers and obstructing epidemiological investigations of related facilities. The police plan to review the reasons for additional investigation and consider whether to reapply.

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