Shincheonji Chairman Lee Man-hee Temporarily Released for Hospital Treatment
Lee Man-hee temporarily released, summary of hospital treatment permission and trial issues Quickly check the allegations of coercing a mass entry into the People Power Party and the court's conditions
Lee Manhee, the chairman of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, who is on trial on charges of forcing mass membership in the People Power Party, has been temporarily released for medical treatment.
According to the legal community on the 1st, the Seoul Central District Court decided the previous day to suspend the execution of detention for Chairman Lee. The release period is until 6 p.m. on the 4th, and the court allowed him to travel for hospital treatment but restricted his residence to the hospital.
The court imposed conditions prohibiting contact with third parties other than medical personnel, caregivers, and lawyers, and preventing flight and destruction of evidence. Chairman Lee has been indicted and is on trial on charges of instructing more than 50,000 members to collectively join a specific political party during the election process in the 2020s.