[Exclusive] "Goed to the bathroom twice at night"… Shincheonji follower prison guard's 'Lee Man-hee's Prison Log'

[Exclusive] "Goed to the bathroom twice at night"… Shincheonji follower prison guard's 'Lee Man-hee's Prison Log'

This is a translated article so there is a mistake in the headline, it should read "Went" not "Goed" There are many videos from JTBC news in Korean about this that you can listen to that are dubbed in English as well.

https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/NB12306296

[Anchor]

Shincheonji Chairman Lee Man-hee is currently incarcerated at the Seoul Detention Center. Shincheonji argues that he should be released, citing reasons such as his advanced age. JTBC investigated what happened inside the detention center when Lee Man-hee was arrested in 2020. A prison guard meticulously recorded Lee's detention status and delivered the records to the Shincheonji leadership outside. That guard was a member of Shincheonji. "He went to the restroom twice during the night," "He slept wearing a black short-sleeved shirt today." From the moment he woke up in the morning until he fell asleep at night, Lee Man-hee's every move was recorded in the report.

First, here is an exclusive report by reporter Lee Ja-yeon.

[Reporter]

Shincheonji recently filed for a review of the legality of detention, arguing that Chairman Lee Man-hee is 95 years old and there is no risk of him destroying evidence or fleeing.

The court did not accept the argument.

This is Mr. Lee's second imprisonment.

He was previously detained in 2020 on charges of obstructing COVID-19 quarantine efforts.

JTBC obtained the contents of a report that was delivered to the Shincheonji leadership during the period he was in solitary confinement at Suwon Detention Center.

This is a top-secret report from Shincheonji that even the Correctional Headquarters was unaware of. It details

the whereabouts of "Teacher," or Lee Man-hee, dated September 22. It contains

detailed accounts of his every move, such as, "He usually sleeps wearing only underwear, but today he slept wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt," and "He spread strawberry jam on the bread served for breakfast, made it into a sandwich, and ate for about 50 minutes."

The author of the report was a correctional officer who is a Shincheonji follower.

[Mr. A / Former Shincheonji Key Executive: He had been continuously reporting on his movements while inside the Suwon Detention Center.]

He lists a time-based daily routine that would be impossible to know without directly watching the CCTV footage of his solitary cell, ranging from going to bed at 9 PM to waking up at 6:10 AM and the morning check

at 6:30 AM. It even includes details such as going to the bathroom twice during the night, including for 10 minutes at 5:30 PM.

The reporting team confirmed with a former executive that the correctional officer in question was a member of the Jeonju Branch.

[Mr. B / Former High-ranking Shincheonji Executive: I understand that the young correctional officer kept sending it to Branch Leader Lee OO (Jeonju Branch Leader) every evening. In the form of a diary.]

The 12 regional branch leaders gathered at the Shincheonji headquarters in Gwacheon approximately once every one to two weeks for meetings.

[Mr. B / Former Senior Shincheonji Official: He took that document, came to where the branch leaders were, and read it out and explained that the General President's health condition was like this today.]

The Jeonju branch leader at the time is still in office and recently underwent questioning as a witness by the Joint

Investigation Headquarters. [Video Editing: Park Su-min, Video Design: Lee Jeong-hoe]

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