The religionists belonging to the Ronal Buddhism held a press conference in Iksan, North Jolla Province on Nov. 29.

They said that last year's "presidential" election in which the Intelligence Service and power organs interfered in an organized way was a criminal act intended to maintain the conservative regime.

The responsibility rests with Park Geun Hye and the "Saenuri Party", they said, adding that they would make all efforts to probe the truth behind the case.

Earlier, religionists of the Christian Joint Measure Committee and priests under Jogye Order urged the present chief executive to make an apology to the people and step down.