At a special committee of the House of Representatives that deliberated on a bill to provide relief for victims of the former Unification Church, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Kono said that after the law was enacted, in order to ascertain the status of its implementation in courts, etc. I showed the idea of setting up a study group by such as.
Regarding the new bill to regulate malicious donations to help the victims of the former Unification Church, a special committee of the House of Representatives questioned the witness, followed by questions from the opposition party.
Among them, Michiyoshi Yunoki, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said, "I have the impression that there are a lot of answers in the Diet regarding the interpretation of the article, but it is possible that the answers will not be accepted in the actual trial. We will consider reviewing the law after it comes into effect. In addition to that, we should set up a study group that includes various operational statuses."
In response, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Kono said, "It is necessary to confirm the situation. Apart from the composition of the members, the idea that a review meeting is necessary is correct, so I would like to hold some kind of review meeting." After the implementation of the law, he indicated that he would set up a study group consisting of experts to grasp the operational status in courts and lead to improvements.
In addition, Minister Kono said about the psychic marketing law, ``When selling a worthless pot, if the individual knows it, it is substantially a donation, and if the individual does not know that it is worthless, there is a suspicion of fraud. In addition, the new law can be applied if it can be evaluated as a donation in essence, such as transferring property rights to the other party free of charge, just disguised as a sales contract."
In addition, Minister Kono said that as a newly prohibited act of soliciting donations, it is necessary to use knowledge such as inspiration to arouse anxiety and tell people that donations are essential, saying, "Simply 'need'. If it is just that, the target may expand to include generally accepted religious activities such as exorcism."