South Korean shamans slam Yoon Suk-yeol over his ‘sacrilegious’ abuse of their practice
Their criticisms follow the arrest of Jeon Seong-bae, a spiritual adviser linked to Yoon, as part of a corruption probe
Yoon, who was removed from office on April 4 following his failed December 3 martial law decree, and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, have been accused of regularly asking shamans for spiritual advice, according to local media.
On Wednesday, prosecutors conducted their first court-approved raid against the couple as part of an investigation into one of their advisers, Jeon Seong-bae, a shaman better known as Monk Kujin.
Members of the country’s “shamanic community” said Yoon had given their practice a bad reputation.
Yoon and Kim have long been accused of seeking the advice of shamans on key matters ranging from relocating the presidential office and discussing political strategies to selecting dates for official overseas trips.
