Chinanews.com, February 3, according to Korean media reports, on the 3rd local time, the Daegu District Court of South Korea issued a verdict on the case of "Xintiandi" related persons in charge of obstructing epidemic prevention, and ruled that "Xintiandi" Daegu church tribe chief and other 8 people were not guilty .
On February 27, 2020, a woman wearing a mask walks on the streets of Daegu, South Korea.
According to reports, in February 2020, a serious mass infection occurred in the Daegu church in "Xintiandi", triggering a major outbreak of the new crown epidemic in South Korea.
After the first confirmed case in the "Xintiandi" church, the Daegu City Government asked the head of the Daegu church tribe and others to submit a list of all members, and the list submitted by the head of the Daegu church tribe and others missed 133 members who did not want to disclose their identities. The police So he was sent for inspection on the grounds that he was suspected of obstructing the prevention and control of the epidemic.
The court stated that the requirement of the "Xintiandi" by the epidemic prevention department to submit a list of believers does not fall within the scope of epidemiological investigations stipulated by the "Infectious Disease Prevention Law" and its enforcement order, but is a preparatory stage.
Therefore, it is not possible to punish relevant personnel on the grounds of omission of part of the list, and it is also difficult to regard the refusal to submit the list as an obstruction to official duties.
Prior to this, Lee Man-hee, the president of the South Korean "Xintiandi" church, was sued for allegedly "obstructing the Epidemic Prevention Law". The Daegu City Government believed that he was responsible for the spread of the epidemic and demanded 100 billion won in compensation.
South Korean prosecutors demanded that Lee Man-hee be sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing the investigation of the epidemic.
In August 2020, Li Wanxi was arrested and prosecuted, and was subsequently released on bail.
On January 13, 2021, South Korea’s Suwon District Court made a first-instance verdict on Li Wanxi’s suspected obstruction of epidemic prevention and held that the crime of obstructing epidemic prevention was not guilty.
The court stated that the South Korean epidemic prevention department requires the "Xintiandi Church" to provide a list of members, a list of facilities, and other requirements, which are not part of the epidemiological investigation required by the law. Li Wanxi cannot be punished for obstructing epidemic prevention because of missing some data.
However, the court found that Li Wanxi’s misappropriation of church funds was true and sentenced Li Wanxi to three years’ imprisonment and four years of probation.