Lee Man-hee, center, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, appears at the office of a prosecution-police task force in Seoul on June 4 to undergo questioning on suspicions of violating the Political Parties Act. [YONHAP]
Investigators on Thursday questioned the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions he forced church members to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections in 2021 and 2024.
Lee Man-hee appeared at the office of a prosecution-police task force to undergo questioning for the first time over allegations of violating the Political Parties Act.
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The task force is charged with investigating allegedly corrupt ties between political and religious groups, and has secured lists of names of church followers and PPP members through raids on their respective headquarters since January.
