The mother of the man who killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a member of the Unification Church. This religious movement is also known as the Moon Sect. Police had previously disclosed that Tetsuya Yamagami held a grudge against an organization he believed Abe was associated with.
The police did not mention the name of the organization, but according to local media, it was a religious institution. The perpetrator’s mother is said to have transferred a lot of money to it, as a result of which the family ended up in financial distress.
The Association Church now says that the mother of the suspect went to church once a month. The church did not share information about possible donations that the mother would have made to the church.
The leader of the Church in Japan does say that some people transfer large amounts of money to the Church. “I am grateful for that,” says Tomihiro Tanaka. He also added that Yamagami’s mother had joined the Church in 1998. In 2002, according to him, she would have run into financial problems. unknown to him.
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Mass weddings
According to Tanaka, former Prime Minister Abe has expressed his support for the Unification Church in the past, but has never been a member. The church is best known for the mass weddings. It was founded in the middle of the last century by the Korean pastor Sun Myung-moon, who saw himself as Jesus’ heir. The members are also called moonies.
Abe was shot dead during a speech on Friday in the city of Nara. Today a wake will be held for him, tomorrow is the funeral.
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