24 Koreans on tourist visas nabbed in Nepal over religious program
Twenty-four Koreans have been arrested in Nepal for participating in a religious program while visiting the country on tourist visas, local media reported Monday. According to Nepalese online news outlet Ratopati, the arrests were recently made after they took part in a religious training program at New Covenant College, a Christian educational institution in the Morang district of Koshi province…
In Nepal, 24 Koreans have been apprehended for engaging in a religious program while they were in the country under tourist visas, according to local media. The arrests took place recently following their involvement in a religious training program at New Covenant College, a Christian educational institution located in the Morang district of Koshi province in eastern Nepal.
This college operates with assistance from a Korean-based Christian missionary organization, offering religious studies and education, reports indicate. Nepalese police reportedly made the arrests after discerning that certain activities of the Koreans might have contravened the provisions of their tourist visas. The foreign visas issued to individuals for tourism in Nepal proscribe them from participating in religious education or missionary endeavors.
Seoul's foreign ministry expressed awareness of the arrests and has been maintaining close communication with Nepalese authorities through the Korean Embassy in Nepal since becoming informed of the incident. The ministry disclosed that it is unable to share any additional details with the public.
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