The Japanese court requests a controversial church to dissolve the moon
The Ministry of Education in the country requested the dissolution of the religious group due to the damages it claims that it caused its followers and their families.
and Tokyo Court He ordered the melting of the Japan Unification Church, at the request of the country’s government. ChurchOfficially known as the Family Federation for Peace and Unification, The topic of increased audit was after The murder in 2022 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The alleged killer He confirms that the church led his mother to bankruptcy, and blamed Abe in his party’s bond with her. The Japanese Ministry of Education requested the dissolution of the church in 2023On the pretext that they have already harmed their families through tactics to manipulate money and employment.
As part of your request, Department Government 5000 documents submitted to the court And tests, based on interviews with more than 170 people. In his ruling on this issue, the local Tokyo court announced on Tuesday that it had canceled the legal status of the religious divorce in South Korea, which followed. It is unofficially known as the moon. This name is derived from the founder of the church, and Christ, Maysa Mayung Moon.
Unless the group is successfully resorted to the decision, You will lose the privilege of financial exemption You will have to settle your assets in Japan. The church, which indicated that she was considering appeal, described on Tuesday’s decision as “unacceptable”, claiming that the court made a “wrong legal explanation”.
This is the first time that a A religious group in Japan This is the goal of canceling under the civil law of the country. The Tawheed Church, which was founded in Seoul in 1954, obtained a legal status in Japan in the 1960s, an initiative that is said to be said With the support of the grandfather of AbeEl Ex Primer Malistro nobusuke Kishi.
After the killing of Abe In a campaign gathering, the church has become with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the center of attention. Display the treasury in 2022 On the part of the then Prime Minister, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rejected seven officials linked to the church, before Economy Minister Disero Yamagio resigned For his links with the sect.
