Unification Church followers in Japan and their households have confronted harassment and dying threats because the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the group’s Japanese department mentioned Wednesday.
The man accused of taking pictures Abe a month in the past bore a grudge towards a “certain group” he believed the politician was linked to, police mentioned after his arrest.
Local media shortly recognized the group because the South Korea-based Unification Church, saying the suspect’s mom donated 100 million yen (then round $1 million) to the group earlier than declaring chapter.
“Unverified information that (the suspect’s) motive was linked to donations made by his mother, our member, as well as excessive media coverage of our organization have prompted members to come forward with numerous reports of harm,” mentioned Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the church in Japan.
Some followers confronted stress to resign from jobs, or have seen their kids unable to attend college due to bullying, he advised reporters in Tokyo.
“Our churches in Japan have been subject to death threats, receiving threatening phone calls saying ‘we will kill you’,” Tanaka mentioned.
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