TOKYO, Mar 26 (News On Japan) –
The Tokyo District Court on March twenty fifth ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, previously often called the Unification Church, following a request from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The court docket cited the Religious Corporations Act because the authorized foundation for its choice, stating that there have been a minimum of 1,500 victims and complete damages of roughly 20.4 billion yen from coerced donations, calling it “an unprecedented scale of harm.” The ruling additionally famous that the harm had continued till just lately, and the group’s response had been insufficient, concluding that stripping the group of its authorized standing was the one efficient measure.
This marks the third time a non secular company has obtained a dissolution order attributable to authorized violations, following comparable circumstances involving Aum Shinrikyo. However, that is the primary time a court docket has based mostly such a call on civil legislation violations, particularly unlawful acts equivalent to manipulative fundraising.
Source: Kyodo