[Photo] Jeong Cheong-rae Turns Back in Front of Jogyesa Temple

Democratic Party lawmaker Jeong Cheong-rae turned back at the entrance of the event venue while trying to attend the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held on the 21st in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is turning back at the entrance of the event venue while trying to attend the "National Monk Rally for Eradicating Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and Protecting the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is turning back at the entrance of the event venue while trying to attend the "National Monk Rally for Eradicating Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and Protecting the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is turning back at the entrance of the event venue while trying to attend the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 21st, Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, turned back at the entrance of the event venue while attempting to attend the "National Monk Rally for Eradicating Religious Bias and Buddhist Distortion and Protecting the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the main hall of Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Last year, during the national audit, Rep. Jeong referred to the "cultural heritage admission fee" at Haeinsa Temple as a "toll" and described the temples collecting it as "Bongyi Kim Seon-dal," which sparked strong backlash from the Buddhist community.

Additionally, Rep. Jeong has caused further controversy by revealing that he was asked to leave the party by a close aide of Lee Jae-myung.