Lee gets tough with politics and religion nexus, orders probe

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians, Lee's office said on Wednesday.

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Lee's order should apply “no matter whether (a politician is from the) ruling or opposition party, a high or low position,” the presidential office said in a statement. The statement did not specify the religious group.

During a livestreamed cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Lee said he had ordered his ministers to consider ways to “disband religious groups that meddle in politics and do strange things with illegal funds,” and asked about how South Korea's process to disband a religious group differed from Japan's system.