Police Send Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon to Prosecution Over Alleged Bribery for Cult Deprogramming

Senior Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church, who was indicted for violating the Public Official Election Act, is responding to reporters' questions as he enters the courtroom for the first trial held on the 29th at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The police have sent Jeon Gwang-hoon, chairman of the Christian Council of Korea (Han Ki Chong), who was accused of accepting money in exchange for heresy removal, to the prosecution with an indictment opinion.

Seoul Hyehwa Police Station announced on the 16th that on the 8th, they applied the charge of breach of trust against Pastor Jeon and sent him to the prosecution without detention with an indictment opinion.

Pastor Jeon was reported in January this year on suspicion of receiving several hundred million won from Pastor Byun Seung-woo in exchange for heresy removal. Pastor Byun was also sent to the prosecution without detention on charges of breach of trust.

The police handed over the embezzlement charge related to Pastor Jeon's duties to the prosecution with a non-prosecution opinion. Earlier, the Han Ki Chong emergency committee submitted a complaint to the police in July last year, accusing Pastor Jeon of embezzling Han Ki Chong sponsorship funds.

Pastor Jeon was arrested and indicted in February this year on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act and defamation for making statements supporting the Liberty Korea Party (now the United Future Party) at the Gwanghwamun Square rally in October last year and for delivering a speech calling the president a spy, but was released on bail in April.

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