479 Members of Shincheonji Daegu Church in Daegu, 5 Additional Facilities Confirmed

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin Regular Briefing on the 16th

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] Daegu City analyzed the membership list and various materials secured during the administrative investigation of the Shincheonji Daegu Church and identified an additional 479 members and 5 facilities.

On the 16th, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin stated in a briefing, "As a result of analyzing the real estate status data (1 volume, Dalseo-gu), financial accounting ledgers (2 volumes), and supporting document files (8 volumes) obtained from the administrative investigation of the Shincheonji Daegu Church, 39 facilities where Shincheonji pays rent, usage fees, and other charges were identified." Among these, 34 facilities have already been closed or managed by the city. Additional measures will be taken for 5 facilities.

As a result of analyzing the Shincheonji Daegu Church membership lists (53 volumes) and various materials, it was found that as of January this year, the total number of Shincheonji members nationwide across 12 branches was 193,953. This figure excludes trainees, middle and high school students, and juvenile believers.

Among them, the Dadaeoh branch, centered around Daegu and Gyeongbuk, has 13,029 members. The Daegu Church has 9,007 members. This is 479 more than the 8,528 Daegu residents managed by the city. Some of these 479 members did not submit their lists.

Classifying the 9,007 Shincheonji Daegu Church members according to the organizational chart, there are 922 in the Senior Association, 3,077 in the Women's Association, 4,403 in the Youth Association, 313 in the Student Association, and 292 in the Juvenile Association (elementary and preschool children).

The city is closely monitoring the Juvenile Association list and the high-risk group of Health Doctor volunteers from the lists secured in this administrative investigation for quarantine purposes.

Through analysis of the Juvenile Association, a total of 292 names were confirmed, with 121 matching the list currently managed by Daegu City. According to the disease control system inquiry, 208 of the 292 juveniles underwent specimen testing. Among them, 177 tested negative, 23 tested positive, and 8 children are awaiting results. The city plans to conduct additional tests for 84 children who have not yet been tested.

Mayor Kwon said, "We will complete the analysis of the Shincheonji church administrative investigation as quickly as possible to prevent further spread of infection that may occur due to Shincheonji."

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