Lee Man-hee is accused of giving inaccurate records of church gatherings and false lists of its members to health authorities.
The elderly leader of a secretive South Korean sect at the center of the country's early coronavirus outbreak was arrested on Saturday, August 1, for allegedly hindering the government's effort to contain the epidemic., 88, is the head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which is often condemned as a cult.
As of July 19, those connected with the church made up 38% of all confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was taken into custody early Saturday"after the Suwon District Court granted an arrest warrant at 1:20 am", a court spokesperson told AFP.
Shincheonji has claimed its members face social stigma and discrimination if their beliefs become publicly known, dissuading some from responding to official inquiries.
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