Korean cult requests temporary ban on "exposure" documentary on Netflix

On March 14, Allkpop reported that "The Baby Garden" is the second cult organization to file a lawsuit against a documentary being shown on Netflix. The first organization is Christian Gospel Mission (abbreviated JMS).

Kim Ki-soon, 83, the cult leader of "The Baby Garden," filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court against Netflix Korea, MBC, and documentary producer Jo Sung-hyun. In the lawsuit, the cult asked the court to ban the broadcast of episodes 5 and 6, titled "The Baby Garden, On the Way to Heaven" and "The Baby Garden of Death," respectively.

Kim Ki-soon is the female cult leader of "The Baby Garden"

Kim Ki-soon, the leader of the cult, said in her lawsuit that episodes 5 and 6 of the documentary contained false information about "The Baby Garden" and Kim Ki-soon. Therefore, Netflix Korea must pay the cult more than 10 million won per day if these episodes continue to be streamed on international platforms.

In 2001, "The Baby Garden" also applied for a temporary injunction against the documentary "'Unanswered Questions - 5 years after the Baby Garden" scheduled to be broadcast on SBS. At that time, the court accepted this and SBS had to urgently produce a special documentary to broadcast instead.

However, so far, the court seems to not accept this request of the heretic. Because before that, JMS also filed for an injunction but was rejected on March 2. The judge at that time emphasized: "MBC and Netflix have collected a significant amount of data, both objective and subjective, and made programs based on this."

"The Baby Garden" was founded by Kim Ki-soon in 1982. This organization was accused of converting the private property of its followers into public property. In 1982, this organization established Synnara Records - a company specializing in distributing CDs, albums... of Korean artists. Kim Ki-soon is the president of Synnara Record.

In December 1996, Kim Ki-soon appeared in court after being suspected of killing and burying believers alive. She was charged with six crimes including tax evasion, embezzlement, assault, etc. Initially, Kim Ki-soon was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 5.6 billion won, but was later acquitted and released on bail.

"In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal" is a documentary that exposes the scary dark side of Korean cults. These cult leaders exploit, abuse, rape, and kill followers in the name of righteousness and religion through flowery words and illusions about the fairy world and eternity.

The film exposes the truth about the crimes of Korean heretical leaders and cult leaders against their followers in the name of the gods.

The true stories of the victims of the cult leaders told directly have caused controversy among viewers. Some believe that it should be told directly to increase the deterrent effect, but others criticize this tactless, naked and haunting way of telling the story, which only hurts the victims by opening their wounds again.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/van-nghe/di-giao-han-xin-tam-cam-song-phim-tai-lieu-vach-mat-tren-netflix-20230314113625256.htm