Jeon Gwang-hoon "Dispersed at 8 PM"... Denies Charges of Inciting Rebellion

"The Group That Entered the Court at 3 a.m. Is Not Us"

Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church, who was accused of being behind the disturbance at the Seoul Western District Court, virtually denied the charge of inciting rebellion, claiming, "We dispersed at 8 p.m."

Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon is giving a speech at the Gwanghwamun National Rally hosted by the Korea Corrective Movement Headquarters (Daegukbon), where he serves as the National Revolutionary Commander, on February 1. Photo by Daegukbon

On the 2nd, at the 'Gwanghwamun Nationwide Sunday Joint Worship' held in front of Donghwa Duty-Free Shop in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Pastor Jeon stated, "We did go to Gongdeok-dong (in front of the Seoul Western District Court), but we gave a speech and dispersed by 8 p.m." He added, "The group that stayed there until 3 a.m. the next day after the arrest warrant was issued and was suppressed is not our organization," emphasizing, "We have no relation to that."

Pastor Jeon also said, "I will never be arrested. I have never committed a crime worthy of arrest," and stated, "Through the rally, showing that 10 million people gathered in one place will complete the people's right to resist."

Recently, Pastor Jeon has been repeatedly accused by civic groups such as the Candlelight Victory Transition Action and the Citizens' Action to Correct Judicial Justice on charges including inciting rebellion. These civic groups claimed that on the 18th, when President Yoon Seok-yeol attended the arrest warrant hearing, Pastor Jeon mentioned the 'people's right to resist' at a rally in front of the Seoul Western District Court and made statements such as "President Yoon must be forcibly brought out from Seoul Detention Center," alleging that he incited a riot.