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Judgement by the Fukuoka District Court :27 May 1994
Upheld by the Fukuoka High Court :19 February 1996
Finalized by the Supreme Court :18 September 1997
The Fukuoka District,High and Supreme Court all ruled that the
Unification Church is legally liable for the unlawful acts for the procurement
of monetary donations perpetrated against the plaintiffs (two widows).
The Unification Church was ordered to pay the plaintiffs the
sum of 300,000 dollars. |
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Judgement by the Tokyo District Court :24 October 1997
Upheld by the Tokyo High Court :22 September 1998
Finalized by the Supreme Court :11 March 1999
The Tokyo District District,High and Supreme Court all ruled that the Unification Church is legally liable for the unlawful acts for the procurement of monetary donations perpetrated against the plaintiff ( a woman ).
The Unification Church was ordered to pay the plaintiff the sum of 210,000 dollars. |
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Judgement by the Nara District Court :16 April 1997
Upheld by the Osaka High Court :29 June 1999
Finalized by the Supreme Court :21 January 2000
The Nara District Court, the Osaka and Supreme Court all ruled that the Unification Church is legally liable for the unlawful acts for the procurement of monetary donations perpetrated against the plaintiffs ( two women ).
The Unification Church was ordered to pay the plaintiffs the sum of 70,000 dollars.
The NaraDistrict Court recognized the Unification Church has been perpetrating unlawful acts as a religious corporate body. |
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Judgement by the Takamatsu District Court :3 December 1996
The Church was ordered to pay the plaintiff the sum of 60,000 dollars. |
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Judgment by the Sendai District Court : 23 March 1999
Upheld by the Sendai High Court : 16 January 2001
The Sendai District and High Court both ruled that the Unification
Church is legally liable for the illegal practice of selling "ginseng
extract" perpeetrated against the plaintiffs ( three women ).
The Church was ordered to pay the plaintiffs the sum of 67,000 dollars. |
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Judgement by the Fukuoka District Court : 16 December 1999
Upheld by the Fukuoka High Court : 29 March 2001
The Fukuoka District and High Court both ruled that the Unification Church and its business front company "Happy World" are legally liable for the illegal practice of selling such items as, marble towers, Buddha statues and ginseng extract perpetrated against the plaintiffs ( two women ).
The Unification Church was ordered to pay the plaintiffs the sum of 500,000 dollars. |
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Judgement by the Tokyo District Court : 24 April 2000
Upheld by the Supreme Court : 30 October 2000
The Tokyo District and High Court both ruled that the Unification Church is legally liable for the illegal practice of selling such items as a Buddha statue, a marble tower and ginseng extract at exorbitant prices ( 1 million dollars). |
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Judgement by the Hiroshima High Court : 14 September 2000
Finalized by the Supreme Court : 2 February 2001
The Hiroshima High and Supreme Court both ruled The Unification Church is legally liable for the illegal practices of a recruiting former believe, the plaintiff, through a so called video center.
The Unification Church was ordered to pay the former believer, the plaintiff the sum of 14,000 dollars. |
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Judgement by the Fukuoka District Court : 7 October 1993
Upheld by the Fukuoka High Court : 31 October 1995
Finalized by the Supreme Court : 25 April 1996
On April 1996, The Supreme Court ruled and did not recognize as valid, the marriage of a Japanese man and woman who had participated in a communal wedding ceremony organized by The Unification Church even though they had registered their marriage in Japan as well. The Japanese woman claimed against the validity of the marrige registration. |
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In May 1987, about 300 lawyers united and established the Network of Lawyers Against the Spiritual Sales. The network seeks to eradicate spiritual sales and to help those persons who have suffered damages as result of spiritual sales.
( Please access our website, written in English http://www.mesh.ne.jp/reikan/) |
