In 2022 I received a message from a stranger on LinkedIn. She informed me that she was working on a project close to her heart that explores the experiences of those who are part of diaspora communities and said that…[Continue Reading...]
The Joint Investigation Headquarters for Corruption and Collusion, which is investigating allegations of collusion between the Unification Church and Shincheonji, launched a compulsory investigation into Shincheonji on March 26 over suspicions of tax evasion and embezzlement. On this day, the…[Continue Reading...]
A joint investigation team (headed by Kim Taehoon, chief of the Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office) probing allegations of collusion between religious and political entities, including the Unification Church and Shincheonji, launched a criminal investigation on the 26th into suspicions of…[Continue Reading...]
The joint prosecution-police investigation headquarters probing alleged collusion between religious groups and politics carried out a search and seizure of Geunuhoe, identified as the link between Shincheonji and political circles. The aim is to confirm whether funds related to Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- A joint prosecution-police team investigating suspected collusion between politics and religion again raided the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, on Wednesday as part of a probe into its alleged ties to the…[Continue Reading...]
Alem Derege reflects on two unsettling encounters with the secretive religious group Shincheonji, which both The Church of England and Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel have named a ‘cult’. She shares a personal warning about spiritual manipulation, online recruitment tactics and the…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Investigators on Friday raided the headquarters of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) over allegations of mass recruitment of followers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, legal sources said. A…[Continue Reading...]
A joint prosecution-police task force investigating allegations that religious groups lobbied politicians has reopened a tax evasion case against the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, reviving allegations that were dropped four years ago as part of a broader investigation into suspected…[Continue Reading...]
The joint prosecution-police investigation headquarters, which is currently investigating alleged collusion between religion and politics, is looking into whether funds from the Shincheonji side flowed to People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong in the form of political donations. The team…[Continue Reading...]
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus raised about 17 billion won ($12 million) from its followers to defend its founder, Lee Man-hee, as he faced criminal investigations tied to the Covid-19 outbreak and alleged financial crimes, according to prosecutorial records reviewed…[Continue Reading...]
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