To help victims of the former Unification Church, the government has outlined a new bill to regulate malicious donations to the ruling and opposition parties.
The government and the ruling parties want to gain the understanding of as many opposition parties as possible in order to pass the bill quickly in the current Diet session, but the opposition parties have criticized it for its inadequate content, and it is unclear whether they will be able to reach an agreement. situation.
In the outline of the new bill presented by the government to the six ruling and opposition parties on the 18th, children who are supported by victims are also allowed to "revoke" donations within a certain range, and so-called mind control. Regarding the act of making donations by means of inspiration, it is said that it will be regulated by prohibiting the use of knowledge such as inspiration to fuel anxiety or take advantage of current anxiety.
The ruling party has praised the law, with Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi stating, "It will effectively lead to the relief of victims and the prevention of recurrence." The plan is to expedite the work.
In response, Secretary-General Okada of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan criticized the ruling and opposition parties' consultations, saying, ``The provisions for people under mind control to donate voluntarily are extremely limited and extremely insufficient.'' I showed the idea of seeking a response on the spot.
The government and ruling parties want to gain the understanding of as many opposition parties as possible in order to have the bill enacted in the current Diet session as soon as possible, but it is unclear whether they will be able to come to an agreement.