We came here not to Observe only, but to Stand!

We came to this country not just to be an observer, but to stand up for justice at critical moments!

Manchuria Review Special Contributor: Judge's Pen

Original: Massimo Introvigne

Reading the news about religious genocide in South Korea today, I deeply felt the unlimited expansion of government power and the lack of supervision. The judicial system, under various pretexts, seriously violates privacy, insults, harassments against civilians and the Law Enforcement take the lead in breaking the law, even resorts to violence, kidnapping, abuse, torture, and imprisonment, causing terrible human rights disasters in some so-called democratic countries.

Let's be blunt. If Dr. Han were arrested, it would be no democracy in this country. It is an attempt to crucify the entire group of religion. The Family Alliance for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) is not just under scrutiny; it's under siege and judicial entrapment. What's happening is being called "religious genocide."

This is not about criminal offence, not about bribery, not about political donations, not about the law, it is about the extermination of this religion!

What we're seeing the Human Rights Disaster in South Korea started in Japan. In March, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the "Family Alliance," citing conceptual ambiguity. This isn't justice, but a purge. If upheld (and currently under appeal), the ruling would strip the movement of its legal status, confiscate its assets, and permanently silence it. Japan, the country where the "Family Alliance" has achieved its greatest missionary success, is now attempting to erase it from public. Shinzo Abe's assassination was used as a pretext to eradicate the sect. The real reason behind this is a smear campaign waged by a group of hate-mongering left-wing lawyers, anti-religious activists, corrupt police officers, and politicians.

Likewise, in South Korea, the attacks were even more outrageous. The special prosecutor had requested Dr. Han's arrest, accusing her of bribery. However, 20 witnesses testified in court, disproving this claim. Dr. Han, a brilliant writer whose writings have captivated presidents and prime ministers, including Donald Trump, she had to pay a bribe just to secure a spot at the inauguration ceremony? The claim is not only absurd but also deeply insulting.

The second accusation? Dr. Han supported the conservative People's Power Party (PPP) through donations, election aid, and church membership. Even if this were true, it wouldn't constitute a crime. It's a constitutional right. However, the South Korean judicial system is now attempting to criminalize religious involvement in politics. This is not prosecution, this is persecution.

Who is behind this Religicide? As in Japan, three forces work coordinately in South Korea. First, there are fundamentalists who view the Family Alliance as a heretical organization, a sheep-stealing organization (converting believers). Second, there are corrupt left-wing politicians and police who resent the Alliance's anti-communist but pro-family stance. Third, there are Chinese Communist Party agents who have been supporting smear campaigns to undermine the anti-communist base in both South Korea and Japan.

Ironically, many evangelicals who claim to be anti-communist are acutally colluding with the Chinese Communist police and secretly trying to destroy the "family alliance" that shares the same suffering.

This isn't just a scandal. It's the very source of the scandal. The charges against Dr. Han aren't about justice; they're about destroying her, the group, and the sect. The goal is to nip the civil rights movement in the bud in South Korea, and this persecution is amplified by the slander and lies spread by unscrupulous media outlets.

But history teaches us that such injustices will ultimately fail. From the catacombs of Rome to the gulags of Siberia, persecuted religions don't die. They rise again, grow, and perpetuate themselves.

These days I come to Korea not only to observe, but also to stand up for justice!

To bring comfort to the survivors and remind them : This is not the end, perhaps it is just the beginning!

The Family Alliance has weathered storms before, and we will certainly weather this one! The Roman Empire fell because of its persecution of upright people, a warning to those in power from ancient times to the present: the blood of martyrs is the seed of faith. The flames of persecution will only make us more resolute and unyielding!

Let the persecutors beware: You may disband an organization, you may jail a leader, but you cannot kill people's faith in justice!

You can't destroy the people's will, nor can you imprison all of us!