Police Raid the Offices of the General Assembly of Korean Presbyterian Church

It is being reported (in English) by The Dong-A Ilbo on dongA.com that police have raided the offices of the Korean Presbyterian Church near Seoul.  A pastor who is reported as being “part of the general assembly” (I don’t know if that means staff, commissioner, or something else) made accusations of mis-management of money and property.  Specifically, Pastor Lee accused three “executive members” of selling land at below market rates and using disaster assistance donations for private uses.  He also made accusations of criminal wrong-doing in the forging of documents for illegal loans.  The article reports that at a press conference GA officials described how the property issues were legal and ethical.  The property alleged to be sold at below market value was in an undesirable location and the price was fair.  The church property mortgaged to purchase another church building was completely within reasonable use for the first property as it was “subscribed” to the “foundation” and the loan has been repaid.  The article reports no official response to the allegation of personal use of corporate money.

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