2022.11.22 11:43Nation

「質問権」午後行使　旧統一教会に、法に基づき初めて―解散命令請求を視野・永岡文科相

　世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）を巡る問題で、永岡桂子文部科学相は２２日の閣議後記者会見で、旧統一教会に対し宗教法人法に基づく「報告徴収・質問権」を同日中に行使すると表明した。同日午後に文書を発送し、１２月９日までに回答を求める。行使されれば１９９５年の同法改正で権限が創設されて以降、初めてとなる。文化庁は解散命令請求を視野に調査を続け、要件に該当するか判断する。
　永岡氏は、質問権の行使以外にも関係者からの情報収集などを進める考えを示した上で「具体的な証拠や資料を伴う客観的な事実を明らかにしていきたい」と述べた。（2022/11/22-11:43）

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2022.11.22 11:43Nation

Japan Exercises Right to Question Unification Church

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The Japanese government on Tuesday exercised its right to question the controversial religious group known as the Unification Church under the religious corporation law.
   The government sent a letter of questions to the group on the day, demanding that the group answer the questions by Dec. 9.
   It was the first time that the government used such a legal questioning right since the law was revised in 1995 to stipulate the right.
   The Cultural Affairs Agency will continue investigating the Unification Church, with the view to seeking a court order to disband the group.
   "We aim to find out objective facts based on concrete evidence and documents," culture minister Keiko Nagaoka told a press conference on Tuesday.