Regarding relief for victims of the former Unification Church, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama consulted the Religious Corporations Council on the 6th regarding the designation of the religious organization as a "designated religious corporation" in order to ascertain the status of its assets, which was unanimously approved. Ta.
Regarding the designation of religious corporations based on the special law, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology held a religious corporation council meeting on the 6th, which was attended by 15 academics and executives from religious organizations.
At the beginning, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama said, ``I would like to consult on the designation of the former Unification Church as a ``designated religious corporation'' as stipulated in the special law. "I would like you to consider this," he said, asking for opinions.
Although the deliberations were held behind closed doors, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said that it is expected that there will be a large number of victims, as there are many people who have complained of damage and there has been a final judgment that found the cult responsible for damages. The committee consulted on designating the religious organization as a ``designated religious corporation,'' and the report was unanimously approved as ``appropriate.''
In response to this, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will promptly designate and notify the religious organization, and if it is designated as a "designated religious corporation," the former Unification Church will be required to submit notifications before disposing of real estate, and will be required to submit notifications every three months. You will be required to submit documents such as an inventory of your assets.
Under the special law enacted in December last year, among the religious corporations for which the government has requested a dissolution order from the court due to violations of laws and regulations, corporations that are expected to have a significant number of victims will be designated as ``designated religious corporations,'' and there is a risk that their assets may be hidden. Corporations that have the following will be designated as ``Specially Designated Religious Corporations.''
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology states, ``Currently, we are not in a situation where we can say with a certain degree of probability that there is a risk of hiding assets,'' but if we determine that there is a risk of hiding assets in the future as we assess the asset situation. is considering designating it as a ``Specially Designated Religious Corporation,'' which will allow victims to view its property inventory.