The imprisonment was confirmed for a pseudo-priest who took a bizarre act of injecting perilla oil into the buttocks for rejuvenating and intercepting the members' money in the name of various investment funds.
The third part of the Supreme Court (Presiding Judge Kim Jae-hyung) announced today (3rd) that it has confirmed the court case sentenced to four years and six months in prison in the appeal of Mr. A, who was accused of fraud and violation of the medical law.
A, the head of a religious organization, has been tried on charges of intercepting 300 million won from church members in 2013-2018 in the name of energy generator investment and treasure appraisal fees.
In November 2011, Mr. A formed a religious organization called Jeongdo, by weaving the scriptures of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Confucianism.
He received appraisal fees from church members, saying, "I inherited treasures such as pottery that Japanese possessed during the Japanese colonial rule from my father.
In addition, he said that there is a technology that can make an'infinite generator' that does not require energy supply, and in the name of investment, he plucked money from his followers.
He even tricked and sold powder made by grinding ginger and garlic as a cure for dementia and Parkinson's disease.
They are also accused of violating medical laws, such as making infants eat feces and urine, and injecting perilla oil into the buttocks while rejuvenating.
The first trial admitted all charges against Mr. A and sentenced him to four years and six months in prison.
Mr. A's defense side believed that Mr. A could actually have'infinite power generation' and appealed that the medical treatment was at the request of the victims, but the second trial dismissed this.
The Supreme Court also did not accept Mr. A's appeal.
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