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Article: WHAT OTHERS SAY: Dubious religions in Japan should be thoroughly probed, NATION
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- The Nation (Thailand)
- Article date:
- December 3, 1999
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The Nation (Thailand)
12-03-1999
TOKYO -- Investigative authorities, including the Metropolitan Police
Department, searched the offices and facilities of a religious organization,
HonoHana Sampogyo, on Wednesday. They are poised to get to the heart of
the organization's money collection tactics, which, the group claimed,
were mandated by the ''voice of God''.
The authorities launched investigations into allegations of fraud and
will concentrate for now on a total of 22 million yen that the group allegedly
swindled from three housewives. But about 1,100 people have filed damage
suits against the group, seeking the return of 5.4 billion yen. Depending
on how the investigations evolve, the amount of ...