[STATEMENT] Politicians Must Stop Politically Exploiting Shincheonji Church of Jesus Politicians must immediately cease their acts of politically exploiting Shincheonji Church of Jesus. In South Korea, every election season, the political establishment has used Shincheonji Church of Jesus as a tool for vote calculations. To gain votes from established denominations, they have made Shincheonji Church of Jesus a scapegoat and have attacked it according to political needs with each change of administration. Such behavior constitutes unconstitutional violence that directly violates religious freedom. Particularly during the COVID-19 crisis, the government and Daegu City made Shincheonji Church of Jesus a scapegoat for their quarantine failures. They shifted all responsibility onto Shincheonji Church of Jesus and incited nationwide hatred. However, the judiciary rendered a "not guilty" verdict regarding violations of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, clearly reve...