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. South Korea's case numbers -- the largest total anywhere outside China -- are expected to rise further as authorities
1 / 3Seoul city authorities have filed a murder complaint against Shincheonji leader Lee Man-hee for failing to cooperate in containing the epidemicSeoul city authorities have filed a murder complaint against Shincheonji leader Lee Man-hee for failing to cooperate in containing the epidemic Seoul - The elderly leader of a secretive South Korean sect linked to more than half the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases knelt before the cameras Monday to apologise for the spread of the disease.
Lee is revered by his followers as the"Promised Pastor" who has taken on the mantle of Jesus Christ and will take 144,000 people with him to heaven on the Day of Judgement, which he will usher in within his own lifetime. Lee -- whose organisation says he has tested negative for the virus -- insisted that the group was"actively cooperating with the government".
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