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Today, for the first time since the spread of COVID-19, a large-scale event attended by 80,000 Shincheonji members was held in Daegu.
It has not been long since the 10.29 disaster happened, and it has become controversial because the corona has spread again recently.
Citizens and Daegu City Council requested the cancellation of the event, but it was not accepted.
Reporter Lee Sang-won covered the story.
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Daegu Stadium, which has a capacity of 66,000 people, is also full of people.
Shincheonji, graduates of the Church of Jesus and church officials from all over the country gathered to attend the graduation ceremony of the Zion Christian Mission Center.
The city of Daegu said around 80,000 religious groups attended the event.
However, controversy remains over Daegu City’s permission to host such a large-scale religious event.
This is because of the re-emergence of Corona 19, which Shincheonji Church triggered the Daegu pandemic in the early days of the Corona 19 outbreak.
The Daegu City Council also demanded the cancellation of the event rental shortly after the October 29 disaster, citing safety concerns.
[하중환 / 대구시의회 문화복지위원회 의원]
“Looking at Daegu, Shincheonji has lost a lot of its image. I hope you think of the citizens first and think of safety…”
This is the situation that Daegu City has allowed according to the regulations.
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“There are rental regulations for all sports facilities. According to the rental regulations, we know that the rental was done in itself because the rental was allowed in a similar situation.”
As of this morning, about 2,000 buses were parked in Dalseong-gun, Daegu for nearly 10 hours, and traffic jams occurred after the incident.
[대구 달성군 주민]
“In every lane, large cars are parked in front of the mart and the flat, at the moment. I called the police, the county office, and city hall, and they said, ‘We’re trying to (manage) traffic now.’
In order to manage security and maintain order, around 700 public officials, including local governments, the police, and firefighters, have been mobilized, and some point out that it is a waste of administrative power.
This is MBC News Lee Sang-won.
Video comment: Kim Jong-jun (Daegu)
Video source: Church of Jesus Shincheonji YouTube
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