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Last year, a warrant of arrest for Rev. Jeon Kwang-hoon was accused of leading a violent act at a conservative group rally. The court says it is difficult to admit the need for restraint, given specific instructions and the extent of his involvement.

Reporter Kim Min-jung on the sidewalk.

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Pastor Kwang-hoon Jeon, who was waiting at the detention center after the screening, returned home last night.

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About 10:30 last night, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed a warrant of arrest for a pastor allegedly leading the violent act of conservatives.

The court stated that it could not recognize the need for arrest, given the specific instructions, involvement, and evidence gathering of pastors in relation to violence.

Former pastors are accused of leading violent acts against police at a large conservative rally held in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, near the Blue House last October.

Earlier, the pastor denied the charges by attending a court warrant yesterday morning.

The pastor claimed that he "fought police with an unrelated North Korean refugee group."

Around the court, hundreds of former pastor supporters held a rally calling for the dismissal of the warrant until late last night.

The pastor has been accused of prosecution for illegally raising money in addition to the charges that led to the violent acts of the assembly.

He was also accused of illegally campaigning at a New Year's meeting saying he would "take a party of his own in the general election."