Regarding the issue of the former Unification Church, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will present a draft of criteria for exercising the "right to ask questions" based on the Religious Corporation Law at an expert meeting to be held on the 8th.
It is a policy to target cases where a person who belongs to a religious corporation repeatedly violates the law, or a case where the damage is serious.
An expert meeting to decide the criteria for exercising the right to ask questions will be held on the morning of the 8th. to
According to the Religious Corporations Act, when there is a suspicion of "an act that is clearly recognized as violating the law and significantly harming public welfare", which is a requirement for requesting a dissolution order, the "right to question" can be exercised.
According to the people involved, the draft plans to cite cases where people who belong to religious corporations repeatedly violate the law and cases where the damage is serious, as examples.
In addition, it is a policy to show that judgments on whether or not there are suspicions are based on objective grounds, and that judgments by public agencies and information provided to public agencies along with specific materials are grounds.
In addition, we will show that we can exercise the "right to ask questions" even when there is a suspicion of "acts that significantly deviate from the purpose of the religious group," but we will consider the impact, motives, and continuity of such acts. It is the policy that it is necessary.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology officially decided on the criteria based on the discussions at the expert meeting on the 8th, and decided to exercise the "right to question" the former Unification Church within the year.