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South Korea pastor tests positive amid virus spike at church

Jun Kwang hun Sarang Jeil Church

Seoul, South KoreaAP A conservative South Korean pastor who has been a bitter critic of the country’s President has tested positive for the coronavirus, health authorities said Monday, two days after he participated in an anti-government protest in Seoul that drew thousands. More than 300 virus cases have been linked to Rev Jun Kwang-hun’s huge […]

South Korea arrests leader of church with big cluster

Lee Man hee2

Seoul, South KoreaAP South Korean prosecutors arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect Saturday as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered the government’s anti-virus response after thousands of worshippers were infected in February and March. Prosecutors in the central city of Suwaon have been questioning 88-year-old Lee Man-hee, chairman […]

South Korean prosecutors question church leader

Seoul, South KoreaAP South Korean prosecutors on Friday questioned the leader of a secretive church sect over accusations it hampered the government’s anti-virus response after thousands of COVID-19 infections were detected among its members in February and March.  Lee Man-hee, the 88-year-old chairman of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was questioned for about four hours […]