Seoul mayor sues South Korea religious group for 'murder' over spike in coronavirus cases
Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon has sued key leaders of a church at the center of South Korea's sudden surge in the number of confirmed cases for the new coronavirus that has infected over 87,000 globally.
People wait in line to buy face masks from a post office near the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu on February 27, 2020.The mayor of Seoul has sued key leaders of the Shincheonji religious group at the center ofMayor Park Won-soon said on Facebook he was suing the key leaders of Shincheonji "for murder, injury and violation of prevention and management of infectious diseases," according to a translation from NBC News.
"We can handle the COVID-19 situation as soon as possible only when we forcefully investigate the twelve branch heads of the Shincheonji sect along with Lee Man Hee, the Chairman of the sect," Park said in his Facebook post on Sunday. Lee is the founder and spiritual leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus.
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