The man accused of killing former PM Shinzo Abe resented the South Korea-based sect, which had decades of cosy ties to Japan’s ruling party.
A Japanese court ordered the Unification Church dissolved following a government request spurred by the investigation into Shinzo Abe's assassination, due to the assassin's resentment of the church. The church plans to appeal, arguing the decision is unjust and a threat to religious freedom, while the government believes its claims were accepted. The dissolution revokes the church's tax-exempt status and requires asset liquidation.
