Daegu City "Plans to Pursue COVID-19 Compensation Claims After Shincheonji Administrative Investigation"

On the 17th, Daegu City conducted a second administrative investigation of the Shincheonji Daegu Church, deploying a total of 97 personnel, including 58 public officials and 39 police officers (Photo by Lee Young-wook).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] Daegu City plans to consider filing a compensation claim for damages related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) after completing the administrative investigation of the Shincheonji Church.

On the 25th, Chaehongho, Deputy Mayor of Daegu, stated in a briefing regarding the plan to file a compensation lawsuit against Shincheonji, "We have issued an administrative order against Shincheonji and are conducting an investigation together with the police. After the investigation is completed, we will separately review whether to file a compensation claim."

The city is conducting an administrative investigation focusing on the list of church members and the status of church facilities by securing computer data and documents from the Shincheonji Daegu Church on the 12th and 17th.

The city plans to investigate whether the Shincheonji Church arbitrarily reduced the list of members and the status of facilities when notifying Daegu City after the 31st confirmed case, who is a member, occurred on the 18th of last month, and to review whether there was any obstruction to quarantine work.

Seoul City filed a compensation lawsuit amounting to 201 million won on the 23rd at the Seoul Central District Court against Shincheonji, the incorporated association Saehanul Saettang Evidence Tabernacle Church of Jesus, and Chairman Lee Man-hee.

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