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The prosecution jailed Lee Man-hee (89), president general of the Church of Jesus Shincheonji, for five years, who was accused of violating the Infectious Disease Prevention Act.
At the Suwon 11 District Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Kim Mi-gyeong) hearing on the 9th, the prosecution requested five years in prison and a fine of 3 million won for Lee.
The prosecution said: “The defendant has put people in danger by missing the golden time of quarantine due to illegal acts in the early days of the Corona 19 outbreak,” he said. The reason for the old was revealed.
“We did not immediately provide a list of specifically classified members and facilities on the server, and some omissions or manipulations caused confusion for quarantine authorities.” It can be inferred that the accused is deeply involved in the entire arrangement. “
In his closing statement, a lawyer from the General Assembly side said: “This accusation is an unreasonable investigation that began with public opinion requesting the forced dissolution of the Shincheonji Church along with the expansion of Corona 19.” It is very unfair to ask Shincheonji to take responsibility. “
“Shincheonji submitted a list of 240,000 members at the request of the quarantine authorities, but only 30 people claim to have been omitted or corrected by the prosecution.” It remains in the file that it was due to the correction of the Shinto information that was made, but the statement that there was an intention to obstruct the quarantine is not correct, ”he emphasized.
President Lee, sitting in a wheelchair and watching the trial that lasted about four hours, made a final defense before the court and the prosecution in a hoarse and somewhat cloudy voice.
He told the court, “Thank you for letting me go to trial (by granting me bail)” and “I believe in giving a fair trial.”
The prosecution said: “The government has to ask for what we can do, but it is said to cooperate with what we cannot do and interfere with the quarantine,” he said. “I never violated the guidelines or embezzled money. He denied the allegation.
President General Lee added: “We have suffered a lot of damage due to the crown, and we regret to the people that (the Shincheonji foot spread) could not be resolved in a short period of time,” he added. “I will not sin again and I will live better.”
On the other hand, in front of the court that day, 20 victims of Shincheonji, including the National University of Shincheonji Victims (Jeon Pyeon-yeon), gathered for a press conference, clarified the damage case and urged the court to make a strict decision.
A Jeon Pee-yeon official said, “After my daughter joined Shincheonji, the news broke for the third year, and the family went to Shincheonji and appealed to them, but the director only thinks of his own comfort.” . Please make sure to hold it, “he raised his voice.
The first trial sentence for President Lee is scheduled for the 13th of next month.
President Lee conspired with Shincheonji officials in February when Shincheonji’s new coronavirus (Corona 19) infection was spreading, and informed quarantine authorities by reducing the list of members and meeting places. ).
He is also accused of embezzling 5.6 billion won (violation of the Aggravated Punishment for Certain Economic Crimes Law), including taking 5 billion won of church funds in the process of building the ‘Peace of Peace’.
(Yunhap news)
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