'Seobujibeop Nandong' Jeon Gwang-hoon Church Special Evangelist Arrested

A man in his 40s, Lee, who caused a disturbance by kicking the door of a judge's office during the intrusion and violent incident at the Seoul Western District Court, was arrested by the police on the 23rd.

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Judge Lee Jun-yeop of the Criminal Division 12 at the Western District Court held a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) for Lee, who is accused of trespassing in a shared residence under the Act on the Punishment of Violent Crimes, and issued an arrest warrant. The judge stated the reason for issuing the warrant was "concern over the risk of flight."

Lee is accused of breaking into the Western District Court on the early morning of the 19th, immediately after an arrest warrant was issued for President Yoon Seok-yeol, kicking the door of the judge's office on the 7th floor, causing damage and trespassing. The police arrested Lee urgently the day after the incident.

Lee is known as a special evangelist of Sarang Jeil Church, led by Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon. In a compensation lawsuit ruling last May, the Seoul Southern District Court specified Lee as "a person holding the position of special evangelist of the defendant church (Sarang Jeil Church)." In 2020, during the execution of eviction at Sarang Jeil Church, he was sentenced to prison and taken into custody for obstructing the execution with Molotov cocktails and iron pipes.

The Sarang Jeil Church stated, "The title of special evangelist is given to those who have completed the Bible study course at the Puritan Theological Seminary," and emphasized, "The church as an institution did not instruct going to the Western District Court or any specific actions."

Meanwhile, the total number of people arrested for the disturbance at the Western District Court has reached 59 as of this day. The police have applied for arrest warrants for 66 people in addition to Lee.

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