Shincheonji Again... Illegal Tombstone Engraved with 'Lee Man-hee's Name' Erected

Paju City to Encourage Voluntary Removal of Monument Inscribed with 'Representative of the People, 33 Representatives Lee Man-hee'

The monument of the Declaration of National Unification erected by Lee Man-hee, the chairman of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji), next to the US War Veterans Memorial of the Korean War at Imjingak, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, confirmed on the 8th. The monument is inscribed with the phrase "2010.8.15 65th Anniversary of Liberation, 33 National Representatives. 33 Representatives Lee Man-hee." Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] It has been confirmed that Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji) has once again installed a monument in the name of Chairman Lee Man-hee without permission at Imjingak, Paju City, Gyeonggi Province. Paju City has taken measures such as requesting Shincheonji to voluntarily remove it.

According to Paju City on the 8th, it was recently confirmed that a monument by Shincheonji was installed without permission next to the US military veterans' memorial at Mugunghwa Hill in Imjingak.

Previously, Shincheonji had installed a monument without permission at the same location in 2010, and when Paju City discovered this and repeatedly requested voluntary removal, it was dismantled the following year in 2011.

The newly confirmed monument by Shincheonji this time is titled "Declaration of National Unification," but the monument contains content unrelated to actual inter-Korean unification.

In particular, at the bottom of the monument, the name of Shincheonji's "Lee Man-hee" and the phrase "The meeting of light and light is victory" are engraved.

Also, while mentioning the division and unification of North and South Korea, there are words that seem to refer to religious unification slogans and the Shincheonji front organization called Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL).

On the 8th, next to the Korean War US Military Participation Memorial in Imjingak, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, stands a monument of the Declaration of National Reunification erected by Lee Man-hee, the chairman of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji). The monument is inscribed with the phrase "2010.8.15 65th Anniversary of Liberation, 33 National Representatives. 33 Representatives Lee Man-hee." Paju City plans to respond by urging the Shincheonji side, who installed the monument at Imjingak without permission, to voluntarily remove it.
Photo by Yonhap News

Moreover, the monument also bears the inscription "33 National Representatives," which seems to evoke the "33 National Representatives" who signed the Declaration of Independence during the March 1st Movement.

The incorporated association that erected the monument is known to have been led by Kim Nam-hee until she recently withdrew.

Regarding this, Paju City stated, "It is not clear exactly when the monument was installed," and added, "We will immediately send an official letter to Shincheonji requesting voluntary removal."

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