SEOUL (AFP): The leader of a secretive South Korean sect linked to more than half the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases apologised Monday (March 2) for the spread of the disease.
Shincheonji head Lee Man-hee's plea for forgiveness came after Seoul city authorities filed a murder complaint against him for failing to cooperate in containing the epidemic.
At services Shincheonji members sit close together on the floor and pray extensively in what critics say creates an ideal environment to spread viral infections. "What parent would stand by and watch when there is such a scary disease that could even lead to death? Wouldn't they try to fix it?" Under South Korean law prosecutors can make their own decision on whether to act on complaints filed to them, and Yonhap news agency reported that the Seoul City request had been assigned for investigation.
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