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South Korea court approves arrest of sect leader linked to COVID-19 outbreak

13 Sept 06:26 Key points summarised by AI

A South Korean court approved the arrest of Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a controversial sect linked to over 5,200 COVID-19 cases in the country.
Lee faces suspicion of conspiring with sect leaders to withhold critical membership data and meeting location information from health authorities during the peak of the outbreak.
He is also accused of embezzling approximately 5.6 billion won ($4.69 million) in church funds and conducting unauthorized religious meetings on government property.

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.