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There has been growing public anger towards the Shincheonji Church of Jesus.
The leaders of a spiritual sect in South Korea is dealing with a murder examination over a few of the country’s coronavirus deaths.
The city government of the capital Seoul has asked district attorneys to charge Lee Man-hee, the creator of the Shincheonji Church, and 11 others.
They are accused of concealing the names of some members as officials tried to track patients prior to the virus spread.
South Korea is battling the worst coronavirus outbreak outside China.
The country has actually reported 3,730 cases and 21 deaths so far. Majority of all infections include members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a fringe Christian group.
Authorities say Shincheonji members contaminated one another in the southern city of Daegu last month, prior to fanning out around the nation.
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What’s occurring in South Korea?
On Sunday the Seoul City government submitted a legal grievance to prosecutors against 12 leaders of the sect. They are accused of murder, triggering harm and breaking the Infectious D