I got drunk and fired up and reported myself
Police scheduled to warrant arrest for arson
Jeonbuk Fire Department video provided
A (53), a monk who was suspected of a fire at Naejangsa Temple, Naejangsa Temple in Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, was unhappy with his colleagues and accidentally lit a fire while drinking alcohol.
According to the Jeongeup Police Station on the 6th, Mr. A personally called 112 on the 5th at around 6:35 pm, immediately after the arson, and reported that “I set fire”. After reporting, he remained at the scene and was arrested by the police as a current offender.
At the time of arrest, Mr. A was in a state of drinking, and it was confirmed that he sprinkled gasoline that was stored in the temple and set fire.
The Daeungjeon Hall of Naejangsa Temple in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, with a thousand-year history, was burned down by a monk on the 5th, and firefighters are inspecting the scene at Daeungjeon Hall in Naejangsa Temple in Jeongeup on the 6th. News 1
In a police investigation, Mr. A is known to have stated, “I was drunk and accidentally set a fire because of my sadness in my life.” It is known that Mr. A had been practicing from Bulguksa Temple to Naejangsa Temple about 3 months ago.
On that day, as soon as the investigation of Mr. A is completed, the police will apply for an arrest warrant for arson of the prefectural building.
The fire burned all 165m2 of Daewoongjeon Hall in Naejangsa Temple, causing property damage of an estimated 1.78 billion won by firefighting. Fortunately, the fire did not spread to other buildings or mountains, and there was no human injury.
The Korean Buddhist Jogye Order expressed regret regarding the fire incident at Naejangsa Temple on this day. Jo Gye-jong said through the entrance statement, “An incident occurred again before the wounds of the Daeungjeon fire 9 years ago were healed,” and said, “I am sorry for causing concern to the people and members of the army.”
In particular, he said, “The act of deliberately setting fire to Daeungjeon by a monk belonging to the temple cannot be justified with anything, and as a monk practitioner, he has forsaken even the minimum morality.” Added.
If Seonunsa, the headquarters of the 24th parish of the Jogye Order, issued a statement in the name of the monk and said, “We will thoroughly investigate the specific cause of the arson incident in close cooperation with the temple.” “I will do my best to prevent such things from happening,” he said.
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