
Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Communicating with Nepalese authorities and providing consular assistance"
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In Nepal, foreigners who enter the country on a tourist visa cannot participate in religious education or evangelism activities.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Communicating with Nepalese authorities and providing consular assistance"
(Jakarta, Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-gyu and Min Seon-hee = 24 Koreans who entered Nepal on tourist visas were arrested by local police after participating in a religious program.
According to Nepali online media Ratopati on the 12th (local time), Nepalese police recently arrested 24 Koreans.
It is reported that they entered Nepal on tourist visas and participated in a religious training program at New Covenant College, a Christian educational institution in the Morang region of eastern Kosi Province.
They arrived in Morang via Kathmandu, the capital, and Biratnagar, Kosi Province, on the 6th and 7th of this month and were scheduled to stay in Nepal until this day.
The Christian educational institution in Nepal visited by Koreans is operated with the support of a Christian missionary organization based in Korea and carries out religious research and education.
Nepalese police are said to have arrested Koreans after determining that some of their activities may not have met the conditions of stay permitted by tourist visas.
In Nepal, foreigners who enter the country on a tourist visa cannot participate in religious education or evangelism activities.
Regarding the arrest of Koreans in Nepal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We are aware of this issue and have been in close communication with the relevant authorities in Nepal through the Embassy in Nepal immediately after becoming aware of it, providing necessary consular assistance to the Korean nationals involved."
He added, "It is difficult to disclose details regarding this matter for personal information protection reasons and because the investigation by the Nepalese authorities is currently ongoing."

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