Fiji to deport members of South Korean ‘cult’
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SUVA, Fiji — High-ranking members of South Korea’s “Grace Road Cult” will be kicked out of Fiji, immigration authorities said Thursday, as the government cracks down on the powerful religious sect.
Grace Road Church founder Shin Ok-ju prophesied that South Korea would be doomed by famine and disaster, persuading hundreds of followers in 2014 to start a new life in tropical Fiji.
The movement quickly established political and commercial clout in its new home, snapping up swathes of agricultural land and building a sprawling network of successful companies.
But it was also dogged by claims of bizarre and violent rituals, with Shin being imprisoned by South Korean authorities in 2019 on a string of criminal charges.
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