Shincheonji Church of Jesus - Wikipedia

The South Korean government took an authoritarian approach to COVID-19 by cracking down on the Shincheonji church, which was linked to over 5,200 infections and 36% of the country's total cases. The church's founder, Lee Man-Hee, was arrested and charged with hiding crucial information from contact-tracers. Despite initial legal challenges, Lee was granted bail and eventually acquitted of COVID-19-related charges but convicted of embezzlement and using government facilities for religious services.