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Statement by Shincheonji Church of Jesus We deeply regret the Prosecution-Police Joint Investigation Headquarters’ application for an arrest warrant against the Church’s Chairman, Mr. Lee Man-hee. Chairman Lee has acted responsibly by complying with every request from the authorities and has demonstrated good faith by cooperating fully throughout the investigation. Therefore, it is our deepest regret that a request for an arrest warrant has been filed against Mr. Lee, despite there being no risk of flight or evidence tampering. In particular, despite his advanced age of 95, Mr. Lee has consistently responded to the investigation with sincerity. This clear history of compliance points to the lack of necessity and the disproportionality of pretrial detention. Shincheonji Church of Jesus intends to present a thorough account of the relevant facts at the upcoming warrant review hearing, and we trust that the Court will render a wise judgment grounded solely in objective facts and legal me...

[Shincheonji Church of Jesus's Position Regarding JTBC's August 7th Report] The content related to "Chairman Lee Man-hee's Imperial Education" reported by JTBC on August 7th, 2025 is completely contrary to the facts and represents malicious framing intended to drag Shincheonji Church of Jesus into political controversy. Our church clearly states the following facts: 1. The claim of Presidential Office intervention is contrary to the facts. While JTBC reported that Chairman Lee received preferential education treatment due to Presidential Office intervention, the actual situation was the opposite. At that time, Chairman Lee applied for a postponement of compliance education due to health reasons, which was approved based on a legitimate medical certificate. However, afterward, the Namyangju Compliance Support Center informed us that complaints regarding the postponement of compliance education were continuously being filed with the Presidential Office, and conseque...

Shincheonji Church of Jesus Takes Legal Action Against Gwacheon Pastor for Spreading False Information "Stop Inciting Citizen Anxiety" - False information spreads even to parents... Controversy over inciting community anxiety - Repeated distorted defamation ignoring even acquittal rulings from courts and prosecution - "Those who don't participate are Shincheonji supporters"... Concerns over coerced signatures and ostracism Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Chairman Lee Man-hee, hereinafter Shincheonji Church of Jesus) has taken legal action against a local pastor who spread false information regarding the recent acquisition of a building in the Gwacheon area. The pastor is known to have distributed leaflets inciting citizen anxiety and continued defamatory activities with parent groups. Pastor Jang, who serves as the representative of the 'Gwacheon Protection Citizens' Coalition,' has been engaging in defamat...

Shincheonji Church of Jesus Wins the Case Where the Court Ruled that the Refusal on Change of Use to Religious Facility is Unlawful  Violation of Religious Freedom Guaranteed by the Constitution Court Puts a Stop to Gwacheon City’s Administrative Measure Influenced by the Position of Certain Groups Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (“Shincheonji Church”; Chairman Lee Man-hee) won the first trial in a lawsuit filed against Gwacheon City to cancel the city’s rejection on its request to modify details in the building registry. On 24 April, the Suwon District Court ruled that Gwacheon City’s refusal was unlawful, revoked the administrative decision, and ordered the city to bear the litigation costs.  This ruling is seen as a correction by the court on the unconstitutional action taken by Gwacheon City, which had sought to deprive a specific religious group of its rights based on the influence of local complaints and some religious organiza...