The Japanese Court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church after showing its participation in illegal practices that include emotional manipulation and forced donations. The investigation started yet Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killedWhose attacker blamed the organization for the financial ruin of his family. This decision represents a historical fact in applying the law to religious companies Japan The impact of the moon sect on national policy is revealed, with links with at least 179 legislators of the government party.
An official solution to the Tawheed Church
On Tuesday, a Japanese court ordered the dissolution of the moon, a religious organization influencing the question since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed in 2022.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Education told AFP that the local Tokyo Court “issued an order of a solution” to the Japanese branch of the Tawheed Church, which was established in South Korea by Sun Meong -moon, known as the sect’s moon, is deprived of legal recognition.
Former Prime Minister Abe was shot during an electoral march in 2022, which is supposed by a man who rested from the Tawhid Church.
The relationship between the killing of Abe and the moon sect
The killer was annoying because his mother donated 100 million yen to the church (one million dollars at the time).
Dad investigations killing They revealed the links between the sect and many conservative legislators of the government, causing the resignation of four ministers.
The church is concerned with pressure on its followers to make donations that leave the believers in ruin, although it denied any violations.
The application of the religious companies law
The issue of dissolution against the Unification Church in Japan is an unprecedented fact in implementing the country’s religious companies law. This law allows the Ministry of Education to request the dissolution of the religious organization if it is proven that it has greatly violated the law or public interest.
It is only the third time since World War II, this procedure is used against a religious entity, as it is the other most obvious cases of AUM Shinrikyo, responsible for the SARIN gas attack in the Tokyo metro in 1995.
According to the official Japanese government dataThe Tawheed Church collected about 10 billion yen in donations only between 2017 and 2021 in Japan.
Dealing with political relations
Many victims and defense lawyers argued before the court that the organization used emotional manipulation and spiritual coercion techniques to impose excessive economic contributions, and thus violate the rights of the parish.
The case gained importance after the killing of Shinzo Abe, when close ties were revealed between the legislators of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) and the Tawheed Church.
An internal investigation of PLD in 2022 He acknowledged that at least 179 of the 379 parliamentarians had a kind of connection with the organization, from helping to events to logistical support.
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