The South Korean state prosecutor on Friday requested that an arrest warrant be issued for a firebrand conservative priest who allegedly organized a violent anti-government protest last October, media reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th December, 2019) The South Korean state prosecutor on Friday requested that an arrest warrant be issued for a firebrand conservative priest who allegedly organized a violent anti-government protest last October, media reported.Reverend Jun Kwang-hoon, chief of the Christian Council of Korea, is said to have organized a mass protest in front of the presidential Blue House on October 3 and encouraged protesters to use violence against police, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said.
The protests were part of an ongoing political scandal that had embroiled President Moon Jae-in and then-Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who is currently embroiled in corruption and fraud investigations.
According to Yonhap, Jun's office released a statement earlier on Thursday calling the police's actions against his group "religious persecution."
