On Monday, March 12, 2012
we received the following mesage from the office of KNCC and PROK:

Good morning friends –
I am forwarding on a letter I sent to some partners this morning, and now will send to you in Europe/England
I am writing to you to let you know that
Rev. Lee Jeong Hoon, the Chairperson of Jeju Presbytery of the PROK, and
Fr. Kim Jeong Ook, a Jesuit,
are in prison in Jeju City, following a Friday (2012-03-08) protest action at Gangjeong Village. As far as I know, on Friday protestors entered through the fence to go onto Gureombi rock. About 30 were taken by the police, and some were injured. The 30 were kept in prison until Sunday, and then the others were released, but at the sentencing yesterday two (or maybe three) were arrested, Rev. Lee Jeong Hoon and Fr. Kim Jeong Ook (and we don't know what that means yet). (Two other PROK ministers were among the 30 taken into custody on Friday, Rev. Song Young Seop and Rev. Lee Kang Shil, and released yesterday morning.)

Rev. Lee Jeong Hoon was the person who made the local arrangements for our Interfaith Solidarity Visit in December. I am sending one picture to remind you - he is the one standing between Sarah and Nick. I was also just given two additional pictures, the first taken when PROK held prayer service in Gangjeong in Sept., and from today's newspaper.