Editing Jung Myung-seok (section)

== Controversies ==
=== Secret Faction Operating Within Police Force ===
A group called "Sasabu", composed of JMS followers within the South Korean police, is said to exist with around 150 members. Director Cho Seong-hyun, who produced the Netflix documentary ''In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal'', revealed that members of the first and third classes of the [[Korean National Police University]] are part of this group. He also stated that he has obtained photos taken with Jung Myung-seok and plans to reveal them in ''In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal 2'' on Netflix.<ref>{{cite news|last=Park|first=In Jae|title="정명석, 정복을 입은 경찰과 함께 사진 찍었다" 폭로|trans-title=Jung Myung-seok Allegedly Photographed with Police Officers in Uniform|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20466|access-date=28 August 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=27 August 2024}}</ref>

Meanwhile, the issue of the secret organization within JMS, known as "Sasabu" has been exposed during the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee audit of the police, causing significant repercussions.<ref>{{cite news|title=국회 행안위 국정감사에서 JMS 신도 경찰 사조직 '사사부' 실체 폭로|trans-title=At the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee audit, the existence of the JMS-affiliated secret police faction "Sasabu" was exposed.|language=ko|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20622|access-date=16 October 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=16 October 2024}}</ref>

On 11 October 2024, the [[Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency]] decided to suspend Captain Kang, an officer from the Seocho Police Station, for his involvement in obstructing the police investigation into Jeong Myeong-seok.<ref>{{cite news|title=JMS 정명석 교주 범죄 증거 인멸 가담한 경찰관 직위 해제|trans-title=Police Officer Suspended for Aiding in Destruction of Evidence Related to JMS Cult Leader Jeong Myeong-seok's Crimes|language=ko|url=http://m.amennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20652|access-date=28 October 2024|newspaper=Amen News|date=25 October 2024}}</ref>