Jeon Kwang-hoon Before Re-imprisonment "Disputes Bail Revocation Decision"... Files Appeal

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, the head pastor of Sarang Jeil Church, appealed against the court's decision. Pastor Jeon was re-arrested and detained at Seoul Detention Center 140 days after being released on bail, following the court's cancellation of his bail.

According to the court on the 7th, Pastor Jeon's legal team submitted an appeal to the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 34 (Chief Judge Heo Seon-ah) on the same day. A request for suspension of detention execution was also submitted. The decision on the cancellation of bail will be reconsidered by the Seoul High Court.

Earlier, the court accepted the prosecution's request in the morning and canceled Pastor Jeon's bail. Additionally, 30 million won out of the 50 million won bail deposit submitted at the time of the previous bail decision was confiscated.

Accordingly, Pastor Jeon was re-incarcerated at Seoul Detention Center in the afternoon. The transport vehicle carrying Pastor Jeon arrived at Seoul Detention Center located in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi Province, around 4:30 p.m., completing the re-incarceration process.

Pastor Jeon was indicted on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act for conducting pre-election campaigning at gatherings in Gwanghwamun Square ahead of the 21st general election, and for defamation against President Moon Jae-in. He was detained and indicted in March this year but was released on bail in April. At that time, the court imposed the condition that "he must not participate in any gatherings or demonstrations that may be related to this case or illegal."

However, Pastor Jeon attended a gathering in Gwanghwamun on the 15th of last month and even gave a speech without wearing a mask. Consequently, the prosecution requested the cancellation of his bail on the 16th of last month, citing that Pastor Jeon violated the bail conditions by attending the Gwanghwamun gathering. The decision on the cancellation of Pastor Jeon's bail was delayed as he was diagnosed with COVID-19 the day after the prosecution's request.

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