Sangju City Actively Considers Canceling BTJ Yeolbang Center Corporation... Reacts Strongly to Administrative Lawsuit Filing

BTJ Yeolbang Center, Temporary Closure and Gathering Ban Cancellation Lawsuit and Injunction Application

Facility closure order posted in front of BTJ Yeolbang Center in Sangju, Gyeongbuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Christian missionary corporation Professional International Missionary Group 'Intercop' has filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Sangju City to cancel the assembly ban order, and Sangju City announced on the 14th a strong response plan including the cancellation of the corporation's establishment permit.

Sangju City stated, "The BTJ World Mission Center has already been reported three times for violating quarantine guidelines, and despite the rapid increase of related COVID-19 confirmed cases nationwide, it was uncooperative with quarantine by refusing and evading health authorities' testing requests," adding, "The administrative order to close the facility is a lawful administrative order according to relevant laws."

Mayor Kang Young-seok said, "The claims of the BTJ World Mission Center are outrageous, and we will prove in court that the administrative order is a lawful administrative disposition based on laws and regulations," and added, "Apart from this administrative lawsuit, we will actively consider canceling the corporation's establishment permit with Gyeongsangbuk-do."

Meanwhile, Intercop submitted a petition to Daegu District Court on the 12th requesting suspension of execution along with a lawsuit to cancel Sangju City's temporary closure order and assembly ban administrative order.

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