[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] The police conducted searches at nine locations, including the residences and churches of pastors from the Jeonbuk region who attended the Liberation Day rally held in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.


On the morning of the 23rd, the Jeonju Wansan Police Station searched the homes of seven pastors who acted as leaders during the Gwanghwamun rally and two churches in the Jeonju area, securing evidence such as the list of rally participants.


In the process, the pastors' mobile phones and church computers were also seized and sent for digital forensic analysis.



The pastors are suspected of violating quarantine measures related to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including failing to comply with administrative orders to submit the list of bus passengers despite acting as rally leaders.


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