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Japan TodayTop court rules Unification Church no-refund document invalid
Japan's top court has overturned a lower court ruling that had absolved the Unification Church from returning donations to the family of a late former member, deeming that a document the woman signed preventing her from seeking refunds was invalid.
Japan's top court: Note on donations to former Unification Church is invalid
Japan's Supreme Court has found invalid a note on donations written by a former follower of the religious group previously known as the Unification Church. The note said the aged ex-follower would not ask the group to give back her donations. The top court on Thursday handed down the ruling on a lawsuit filed by the woman and her daughter in 2017. The plaintiffs sought compensation from the group and one of its members for the huge donations the…
日本舊統一教會（已改稱「世界和平家庭聯合會」）遭前信徒及家屬控告，指教會非法募捐，要求賠償，一審二審皆為教會一方勝訴。不過，日本最高法院11日認定信徒曾簽署的「不要求退款」備忘錄無效，推翻裁決並發還重審。 相關新聞： 引發安倍晉三遭槍殺 日政府決定向法院申請解散統一教 安倍晉三遇刺｜槍手自爆犯案動機 因母沉迷宗教破產 安倍晉三遇刺｜槍手母沉迷宗教 三兄妹捱餓靠親戚接濟 安倍晉三遇刺｜疑犯母親首發聲
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