Prosecutors file new charges against Shincheonji leader's alleged plot to sway party primaries

South Korean prosecutors on Monday filed additional charges against the 95-year-old leader of a religious sect over an alleged yearslong effort to funnel his followers into a political party.

A joint investigation team comprising prosecutors and police said Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was charged with pressuring followers to join the party and with interfering in the party's affairs.

Lee is already in custody and awaiting trial after his arrest last month on rela ...