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Conservative pastor arrested over courthouse riot

Jeon Kwang-hoon, a conservative activist pastor, was arrested Tuesday over his alleged involvement in last year's courthouse riot committed by supporters of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2026-01-13

Police raid activist pastor's church over courthouse riot

Police on Tuesday raided Sarang Jeil Church, led by conservative activist pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon, and other facilities related to him on suspicion of involvement in a January courthouse riot related to ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-08-05

Seoul sues Sarang Jeil Church for W4 billion

The Seoul city government sued the Sarang Jeil Church and its head pastor Friday for some 4 billion won ($3.4 million) in damages related to the coronavirus cluster connected to its adherents. “Because the church and its pastor Jun Kwang-hoon...

2020-09-18

Rev. Jun back behind bars after bail is revoked

Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon, the controversial pastor of a Presbyterian church that sparked Korea’s second-largest coronavirus outbreak last month, was placed behind bars again Monday after a local court revoked his bail.

2020-09-07

Demonstrate modesty first

Jun Kwang-hoon, the controversial pastor under fire for stirring churchgoers of Sarang Jeil Church to defy administrative orders on quarantine actions, fumed at the government upon release from hospital after he tested positive...

2020-09-03

Conservative pastor calls on churches to fight Moon gov't

Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon of the Sarang Jeil Church adamantly refused to take responsibility for the recent spike in cases Thursday, while calling on churches nationwide to “combine forces” to fight the Moon Jae-in administration’s "injustice."

2020-09-03

New normal

A visitor to Jangwi Traditional Market in Seongbuk District, central Seoul, gets their temperature checked at the entrance on Wednesday.

2020-09-02

Pastor blamed for virus surge is discharged from hospital

Rev. Jun Kwang-hoon, the politically controversial pastor at the center of Korea’s second-largest coronavirus outbreak, slammed President Moon Jae-in Wednesday morning as he was discharged from the hospital for virus treatment.

2020-09-02

Virus cases keep rising, indoor masks now a must

Korea counted 397 more cases of the coronavirus Saturday, reaching a new five-month high as authorities raised the social distancing level for the entire country to Level 2, forcing the closure of public institutions and several types of businesses.

2020-08-23

Social distancing level raised across Korea as 332 new cases reported

Korea added 332 new infections of the coronavirus Friday, the highest figure since early March, as the virus rapidly spreads across the country. All 17 major cities and provinces saw at least one new Covid-19 case, including Jeju Island.

2020-08-22