Update on Seoul demonstrations
.
.
(Source- JTBC Morning News, 8.15)
.
(Source- JTBC Morning News, 8.15)
(Source- JTBC Morning News, 8.15)
There is a confirmed cluster of covid-19 cases associated with Jeon Gwang-hun's Love First Church, so at least two congregations, one in Seoul and one in Chuncheong have been closed by government order for two weeks. Pastor Jeon claims the outbreak is the result of a virus "terror" plot. While Jeon is not on the list of 115 newly infected cases of covid 19 in his church, he is violating the government order to quarantine as a known contact.
He publicly stated in Seoul this morning on a stage at the demonstration that he would not comply with government quarantine measures. There have been a total of 155 cases documented at his church thus far. Seoul and Gyeongido are undergoing a resurgence of covid 19 cases in last few days. Over 150 new cases were reported by JTBC this morning. The right wing christian evangelical demonstrations aimed at removing the democratic Moon Jae-in government are taking place at critical moment which may decide the future of the epidemic in South Korea. Jeon's church and movement are beginning to look like the Shincheonji cult on steroids.
Police are said to be collecting all possible evidence with a view to later charges against demonstrators who are in violation of the prohibition on large public assemblies in Seoul and other health code restrictions. Video shows many police with cameras for filming demonstrators and a few physical confrontations where the police are apparently asking individual demonstrators to identify themselves.
