In response to the problems surrounding the former Unification Church, a new law enacted in the previous Diet session to provide relief to victims will go into effect on the 5th.

In response to the problems surrounding the former Unification Church, in order to help the victims, some of the new laws prohibiting malicious donations passed by the previous Diet session, and the "revoke right" to cancel contracts based on fraudulent business methods such as the psychiatric business method. ” will be enforced on the 5th and will become effective as a law.

Of these, in order to help victims, the Consumer Affairs Agency has released a Q&A format explanatory material on the new law that prohibits malicious donations on its website, and has made it clear that there are unfair solicitations and violations that are subject to the purpose of the law and regulations. It explains the measures to be taken in such a case.



In this document, regarding the cancellation of donations that are permitted when a person makes a donation while being confused by an unfair solicitation, it states, ``If you are under so-called mind control and do not feel uneasy at the time of the donation, you can judge whether you are confused. Even if a donation is made in a state where it is not possible, there may be cases where the person himself/herself can assert and prove and exercise the right to withdraw after getting out of that state."