A monk in his 50s who set fire to Daeungjeon at Naejangsa Temple in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do was arrested.



Jeonju District Court Jeongeup Branch issued a warrant of arrest today (7th) against the 53-year-old Choi Mo, who is accused of arranging the building in the prefecture, saying, "There is a fear of fleeing."



Mr. Choi is accused of putting inflammables on fire at around 6:30 pm on the 5th of the evening before Daewoongjeon in Naejangsa Temple.



No one was injured by this fire, but all Daewoongjeon was damaged by an estimated 1.7 billion won in fire departments. 



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