Former Unification Church designated as a "designated religious corporation" Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to understand asset status

Regarding relief efforts for victims of the former Unification Church, on the 7th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology designated the church as a ``designated religious corporation'' based on the special law in order to ascertain the status of its assets.

Regarding the former Unification Church, at the Religious Corporations Council of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology held on the 6th, it was consulted and unanimously approved to designate it as a ``designated religious corporation'' in order to ascertain the status of its assets.

In response to this, on the 7th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology designated the cult as a "designated religious corporation" and announced it on the Agency for Cultural Affairs' website.

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 their assets will be disposed of. Corporations that are likely to be concealed will be designated as ``Specially Designated Religious Corporations.''

With this designation 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 documents such as property inventory every three months.

On the 6th, after the designation was approved by the council, the former Unification Church commented, ``The special law seriously violates the human rights of religious corporations and is unconstitutional.''

In the future, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will consider designating a company as a ``Specially Designated Religious Corporation,'' where victims can view the property inventory if it determines that there is a risk of concealing assets while ascertaining the asset status. .