A monk A (53), who was caught by the police on charges of setting a fire at Naejangsa Temple Daeungjeon (fire of a building in the current state), is answering a question from a reporter in front of Jeongeup Branch of the Jeonju District Court, who arrived to receive an interrogation (warrant examination) before arrest on the afternoon of the 7th. . News 1
“Because it should not spread to the surrounding mountains (Naejangsan)….”
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This is the words of a monk A, 53, who set fire to the Daeungjeon Hall of Naejangsa Temple, a’thousand year old temple’ surrounded by Naejangsan, famous for its autumn leaves. This is the answer to the question of the reason for reporting directly to the police after the crime. Mr. A appeared at Jeongeup Branch, Jeonju District Court, in a police convoy to receive interrogation (warrant substantive examination) before arrest at around 4 pm on the 7th.
On the morning of the 7th, Naejangsa Temple in Naejang-dong, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do. Daewoongjeon has turned into black ashes. On the 5th, monk A (53) set fire with gasoline. Jeongeup = Reporter Kim Joon-hee
Mr. A, who covered his face with a bread hat and mask, wore a gray monk uniform and bowed his head, saying, “I’m sorry,” in front of the reporters. When asked’why did you set the fire?’, Mr. A replied, “I was sad, so I drank and accidentally did that.” When asked,’What did the monks regret?’ He stepped into the court, saying, “I’ll go in and talk in detail.”
According to the Jeonbuk Fire Department, on the 5th at around 6:37 pm, a report was received that there was a fire at the Daeungjeon in Naejangsa. The fire was completely extinguished around 9:10 pm, but Daeungjeon (165㎡), a one-story wooden building, was burned down. No one was injured by this fire, but Daeungjeon suffered an estimated 1.7 billion won in property damage from other fire departments.
A (53), a monk caught by the police on charges of setting a fire at Naejangsa Temple Daeungjeon on the 5th, is entering the Jeongeup Branch of the Jeonju District Court to receive an interrogation of the suspect before arrest on the afternoon of the 7th. News 1
The police applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on the charges of arranging the prefectural building. Mr. A said in the police, “During my stay at Naejangsa, I had a conflict with some monks, drank alcohol and set fire to fire.” After setting a fire in Daeungjeon, Mr. A reported directly to the police. He was arrested as a current offender while staying at the scene of the fire.
According to Naejangsa, Mr. A came to Naejangsa on January 13th after graduating from Seungga University. An official from the jangsa temple said, “Mr. A had a good relationship with other monks,” and said, “I don’t understand why after hearing the news of the fire.”
Jeonju District Court Jeongeup Branch issued a warrant for A’s arrest. “There is a fear of running away,” he said.
Jeongeup = Reporter Kim Junhee [email protected]
