Seoul Arrests Dissident Cleric

Police today arrested a leading U.S.-educated cleric and accused him of inciting an anti-government demonstration in which a student set himself on fire and jumped to his death. Police also placed 130 student activists under house arrest to prevent them from attending a campus rally.

The Rev. Moon Ik Hwan, 68, in police custody for his role in an anti-government and anti-U.S. rally Wednesday, was arrested and will be charged with inciting protests against constitutional order and stirring up serious social unrest, police said. He could face up to five years in jail.