泉代表「旧統一教会は自民支援団体」　立民も８人接点

　立憲民主党の泉健太代表は２日の党会合で、自民党が世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）との組織的関係を否定していることに関し「国会議員、陣営の多くが支援を明確に受けていた。旧統一教会系が自民党の支援団体だったかと言われれば、そうだということが多くの国民の認識、答えだ」と批判した。
　泉氏は、立民議員と旧統一教会との関係を調査した結果、金銭の授受や選挙での支援はなかったと報告。「立民にとって支援団体だったかと言えば、明確にノーだ」と強調した。党所属議員が教団の関連団体に祝電を送っていたことに関しては「さらなる精査が必要だろう。改めて報告したい」と述べるにとどめた。
　西村智奈美幹事長は２日の記者会見で、調査結果について説明。８人が旧統一教会と接点があり、関連団体の会合に祝電を送るなどしていたという。（2022/08/02-19:15）

Brushing off the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's denial that it has organizational ties with the Unification Church, Kenta Izumi, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, argued Tuesday that the religious group is apparently a support organization for the LDP.
   "It's clear that many LDP lawmakers and their campaigners have received support" from the group, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, Izumi told a meeting of his party.
   "If asked whether Unification Church affiliates are support bodies for the LDP, many people would now answer 'yes,'" the CDP leader said.
   LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi told a press conference on the day that the party has confirmed that it has never had a relationship with the Unification Church.
   "Some (LDP members) have reportedly made remarks suggesting our party receives organizational support (from the Unification Church), but there is no such fact at all," Motegi said.