Court Rules "Hankichong General Assembly Electing Representative Chairman Jeon Gwang-hoon Invalid"

Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The general assembly of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), which elected Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church as the representative president last year, has been ruled invalid by the court.

The Seoul Central District Court Civil Division 31 (Presiding Judge Kim Ji-sook) ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, including Mr. Kim, three CCK executives, in a lawsuit seeking confirmation of the invalidity of the general assembly resolution against the CCK. The court stated, "It is confirmed that the election of Jeon Gwang-hoon as the representative president of the CCK on January 30, 2020, is invalid."

Earlier, in May last year, Mr. Kim and others filed a provisional injunction request to suspend Pastor Jeon's duties as the representative president of the CCK. At that time, the court accepted the provisional injunction, citing reasons such as the CCK failing to notify honorary presidents, who are delegates of the general assembly, about the convening of the general assembly.

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