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@monarchreport25 @ishizakinyaoon The most damning charge is that the prosecutors treated the case as a “non-litigious” case when clearly wasn’t. That allowed them to work behind, closed doors and rule from the judge without hearing the issues.

A Ryukoku University law professor warns Japan's Supreme Court that the Family Federation dissolution threatens every association in the country, not just one religious group. Constitutional law professor Manabu Ishizaki @ishizakinyaoon of Ryukoku University filed a 29-page opinion with the Supreme Court. He argues the Family Federation (formerly Unification Church) dissolution order strips believers of religious freedom and freedom of association. The Ministry of Education's October 2025 liquidation guidelines promised religious freedom would be preserved. Members have since been barred from their churches. 【Dissolution Restricts the "Right to Acquire Corporate Status"】 - Grounded in freedom of association (Art. 21-1) and religious freedom (Art. 20-1) - Ishizaki frames it as tripartite: state, intermediate bodies (religious groups, NPOs, civic groups), and individuals - Denying the right would collapse that structure and damage civil society - The 1995 Aum Shinrikyo case assumed groups could survive without corporate status. In reality, revocation blocked facility ownership and outside transactions 【Illegality Cannot Be Established Through Speculation】 - The Family Federation has committed no criminal offense - The Tokyo High Court treated the possibility the group "could" harm public welfare as "clear" danger - The court acknowledged damages from alleged improper donations after the 2009 Compliance Declaration were "not necessarily clear" - Ishizaki calls it a constitutional misinterpretation and a precedent that could extend to NPOs and civic groups 【Closed-Door Proceedings Violate the Constitution】 - The case is handled as "non-contentious," closed to the public - Ishizaki argues it should be treated as litigation by nature - The closed format violates Art. 82-1, which requires public trials If the appeal succeeds, constitutional protection of corporate status would extend across Japanese civil society, not only religious groups. Source : Sekai Nippo, April 18, 2026 worldtimes.co.jp/society/202604…

@ViiV_333 People see you, President Lee jae myung, for who you are. Here in the United States and all over the world. You can’t hide forever and you will not succeed.

🚨Jeon Han-gil, once South Korea’s most popular and highest-paid history lecturer earning $6 million a year, gave up his lucrative career and wealth to become a conservative activist following Yoon Suk-yeol’s unlawful impeachment. Now he is paying the price for that decision with his arrest. His crime? Calling Lee Jae-myung what he is. Reports indicate he was handcuffed and detained even before an arrest warrant was formally issued.He now faces defamation charges against President Lee Jae-myung, with mainstream media claiming he spread false accusations simply to earn $30,000.

@monarchreport25 The only words to answer: Mother we love you! Thank you! You are the Holy Mother of all humanity.

Dr. Hak Ja Han fell multiple times in her 70-square-foot cell at Seoul Detention Center in January. She never complained. According to her lawyers, she does not express pain unless it is severe. She tried to maintain a composed appearance. She asked only for painkillers. No one at the facility diagnosed the shoulder injury. It was only discovered after a court granted her third medical suspension from detention and she was transferred to a hospital. Doctors found the left shoulder damage that had gone untreated for months. The question that should keep someone in Seoul awake tonight: how does a post-cardiac-surgery 83-year-old fall repeatedly in your custody, ask for painkillers for months, and no one orders imaging on her shoulder? The answer is in the pattern. November 2025: three-day release for emergency eye surgery. Returned to custody. February 2026: ten-day release for fall injuries. Extension denied. Returned. March 2026: third suspension granted. Confined to hospital. April 14, 2026: shoulder surgery. For an injury sustained in January. 204 days since her arrest on September 23, 2025. No conviction. No verdict. She arrived for questioning in a wheelchair, still recovering from heart surgery. The court detained her anyway. A former political prisoner from communist Czechoslovakia wrote publicly that her conditions are worse than what he endured in 1974. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo called it lawfare. On April 3, she was nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. She received that nomination recovering from a surgery that should never have been necessary. Because the injury should have been caught in January. Because she should not have been falling in the first place. When a detention facility cannot keep a patient from falling, cannot diagnose what those falls break, and the patient is too dignified to scream, the system is not failing. It is choosing not to look. Source: Internal Message from FFWPU

@Introvigne Thank you for your honesty and coming out in the public with your analysis.

An excellent summary of the Unification Church situation in Japan by literary critic Eitaro Ogawa bitterwinter.org/a-judicial-sui…

@DemianDunkley It’s time to free The Mother of Peace! What is the rationale for holding her any longer? And NO dissolution either! Your political motives are becoming more evident with every passing day

BREAKING: Korea’s Special Commission DECLINED TO INDICT Dr. Han and others in the “religion–politics collusion” case. This is not an acquittal from the current trial. It simply means there is no further indictment at this point. Either the evidence wasn’t sufficient, or the statute of limitations had passed. But the investigation is not closed. What stands out is the timing. One of the central figures, Jeon Jae-soo, is now running for mayor under the Democratic Party. This clearly benefits him ahead of the June elections. More importantly, it at least appears to show that the narrative around this case has always been stronger than the evidence IMO. But... more inquiry is needed. #ReleaseTheMotherOfPeace #GodsDreamOneFamily news.tvchosun.com/site/data/html…

The international press isn't covering this. Dr. Jan Figel, the European Union's former Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, has formally nominated Dr. Hak Ja Han of the Family Federation for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize — while she sits in a South Korean detention cell. His nomination cites six grounds: thousands of interfaith peace ambassadors deployed globally, Korean reunification summits, the Sunhak Peace Prize, UN ECOSOC consultative status, a proposed DMZ International Peace Park, and cultural diplomacy through the Little Angels Troop. Figel wrote that many international observers regard her detention as politically motivated, aimed at silencing her global peace work. US Vice President JD Vance also raised her case directly with South Korea's Prime Minister in official bilateral talks. When an EU diplomat files a Nobel nomination and a sitting US Vice President flags a detention in official talks, the story is bigger than one courtroom. What does it take for a story this significant to reach the headlines?

@LibbyHenkin @Introvigne The truth shines for those who have the eyes to see and ears to hear. The dots are connecting.

@Introvigne There is far more happening across Asia than mainstream media is reporting. The stories that make headlines are fragments. Court cases get covered in isolation. Government actions get reported without the context that connects them. The dots are there, but …

An important statement by the China Anti-XieJiao Association, the anti-cult propaganda branch of the Communist Party, hails the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan bitterwinter.org/china-hails-ja…

@monarchreport25 US State Department take note. We need action to help Korea away from dictatorship.

Canadian conservative political theorist William Barclay published an op-ed calling South Korean President Lee "Asia's newest dictator." His argument rests on three pillars. 1. Suppression of Human Rights The Lee administration has violated freedom of religion, assembly, and expression. Barclay claims the government pressured X to remove accounts questioning the 2025 election, and cites Trump's remark: "What is going on in South Korea? Seems like a Purge or Revolution." 2. Political Persecution The Special Counsel was allegedly abused to raid opposition offices and churches. Former President Yoon was held in "inhumane conditions" before being sentenced to life imprisonment. On religious persecution, Barclay writes: >"The Lee regime has baselessly persecuted and arrested numerous Christian leaders, such as the brave Pastor Hyun-bo Son and the 83-year-old 'Mother of Peace,' Hak Ja Han. In truth, President Lee has effectively attempted to afford his government the ability to exile Christ himself from South Korea, via ghoulish new 'dissolution orders' that will permit the DPK to abort any 'religious foundations' adjudged to be even inadvertently implicated in the politics of the South Korean nation." Barclay argues that repeated impeachment motions against senior officials during the Yoon era were designed to paralyze democratic processes and manufacture "a false narrative of insurrection. 3. Distortion of Judicial Processes President Lee has exploited Korea's democratic processes, under the banner of the law, to re-entrench his power and nullify the will of the people. Judicial reform laws expand the Supreme Court from 14 to 26 justices, with Lee appointing 22. Barclay calls this a brazen power grab, citing former U.S. Ambassador Morse Tan, who labeled it something "done by leftist dictatorships." Conclusion Barclay closes: "South Korea as we know it is about to be lost." He frames Lee's authoritarian drift as a threat not just to South Korea, but to democracy across the region. This is only a summary. Please refer to the original article for further details: westernstandard.news/opinion/barcla…

@JohnAbelseth It is helpful to post these original words from the mother of peace. Thank you.

Persecution and misundersatanding is nothing new for Unification Church and followers of Rev and Dr Moon: "On this momentum, the flow of Unification missionaries into Europe, the Middle East and South America began to rise. Supporting the organization and coordination of all these missions made conditions arduous, both in the mission field and in Korea, and sometimes Korean members would shake their heads and say, “Things are getting worse.” But in the 1970s, the Divine Principle of the Unification Church spread through the world. Many tens of thousands of young people heard the lectures and left their old lives to dedicate themselves to God’s providence. It wasn’t long before the countries of the world, as though with one accord, gathered their energy to oppose us. But our movement was like a roly-poly toy—the persecution hit us, and we bounced back; it hit us again, and we bounced back again—even stronger." "Mother of Peace" Dr Hak Ja Han Moon motherofpeace.com #GodsTrueLove #ReleaseTheMotherOfPeace #GodsDreamOneFamily #ReligiousFreedom

@monarchreport25 Actions speak louder than political words.

South Korea’s government has conducted its fourth raid in under two months on Shincheonji Church of Jesus, this time focusing on allegations of tax evasion and embezzlement involving 12.2 billion won. The case, previously dropped in 2021, was reopened after the Supreme Court upheld a related tax assessment. The same task force has also targeted the main opposition People Power Party headquarters and continues to hold the leader of the Unification Church in detention. All three targets share a history of alignment with the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration. The actions occur under the Lee Jae-myung government, which has simultaneously pursued the suspension or dropping of criminal cases against the president himself. Critics, including the opposition, describe the pattern as selective enforcement and political persecution, while the administration maintains it is upholding the rule of law and investigating legitimate financial or legal violations. In a country where religious organizations and political parties play significant roles in society, the concentration of investigative resources on groups linked to the former government raises questions about impartiality and the balance of power. When law enforcement actions appear coordinated against specific ideological or political opponents, public trust in the neutrality of state institutions is directly affected. Citizens have a legitimate interest in understanding whether these investigations reflect equal application of the law or selective pressure in a polarized political environment. Do you believe the current pattern of raids and detentions demonstrates necessary accountability, or does it risk undermining confidence in the fairness of South Korea’s justice system?

@monarchreport25 Thank you Holy Mother Han. One day in the not too distant future the world will know you. They will know your light and your love. And then they will know God’s love. You are the higher ground. The world has been longing for.

Today, Dr. Han traveled to the hospital for medical treatment. Her face looks peaceful. Yet her body must be enduring many kinds of pain beneath the surface. Among those who have been held at the detention center, some emerge looking far more gaunt than when they entered. One can only imagine what life inside that place is like. For the next month, we can only hope she receives the best possible medical care.

@MeganP34060 @airi_fact_555 Independent factfinders and investigators are reporting the real truth, finally. But probably the Japanese media is not wanting to carry these stories. They were either complicit or lazy and not reporting facts honestly.

@airi_fact_555 安倍元総理銃撃事件は、山上徹也の単独犯で片づけていい話ではないと思う 安倍晋三, 山上徹也, 背景関係まで含めて徹底検証されるべきだと感じる

だからさぁ何回も言ってんでしょーが！山上徹也の単独犯なんかじゃないんだよ

@kG7snM0zR1pQit8 @airi_fact_555 Yes - people were led to believe this by a complicit or lazy media not reporting facts honestly. Very bad light on Japan now internationally.

@airi_fact_555 安倍元首相暗殺はトーイツ協会の犯行だと思ってたけど違うか？

@monarchreport25 Bravo. Silence is surrender. Great reporting to clarify the parallels in the proposed Korean law to what communist regimes have done in the past and show the five step plan towards total control. Thank you.👏👏

Thank you for exposing more clearly the details of this hideous case of a community of faith being “crushed”. No clear minded unbiased person would agree that this is qualifies as a non-litigious situation based on the facts. Your work is so refreshing. Can anything be done to rectify some of this unjust pilferage of believers assets and human rights by the state?

Shared Values guaranteeing religious FREEDOM are EQUALLY important as trade and security. We ask that this be put on the agenda for the March 19 meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi. This dissolution should not stand. It is a dangerous precedent for countries that want to follow. @SenJoniErnst @SenChuckGrassley @RepAshleyHinson @SecRubio

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets President Trump at the White House on March 19. It is her first visit to the United States as prime minister. It marks a new chapter in one of the world's most consequential alliances. The official agenda is already strong: trade, defense, critical minerals, Indo-Pacific security. There is one more item that belongs at the table. On March 4, Tokyo's appeals court upheld the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). Liquidation of the organization's assets — including houses of worship — began the same day. The FFWPU has now appealed to Japan's Supreme Court. This dissolution is historically unprecedented. Japan has dissolved religious organizations twice before: Aum Shinrikyo in 1995, following the Tokyo subway sarin attack, and Myokakuji in 2002, for criminal fraud. Both involved criminal convictions. The FFWPU was never charged with a crime. This is the first time in Japanese history a religious organization has been dissolved based solely on civil law violations. The Trump administration has made international religious freedom a cornerstone of its foreign policy agenda. Prime Minister Takaichi leads a government committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific — a vision that includes the protection of fundamental rights. These two leaders share a platform and a moment. Raising religious freedom concerns with an ally is not a confrontation. It is the kind of candid, trust-based exchange that strong alliances are built for. The March 19 summit is an opportunity to demonstrate that the U.S.-Japan alliance stands not only for shared economic and security interests — but for the values that make those interests worth defending.

Compensate the 4300 families who had their children abducted by the same lawyers who are now leading this dissolution and illegal liquidation order against the family Federation organization. Japan is losing respect around the world. I guess they don’t care it’s only about power. I guess independent media doesn’t exist either in Japan.

@monarchreport25 Absolutely, our members are the most affected by this dissolution and therefore are the primary and foremost victims of this scandal. Compensate them first 💯

Lawyer Kito, you state "thorough compensation for all victims". Who gets to define who those victims are? By your logic, wouldn't all members be considered "victims"? Then, by that logic, all members should be compensated, correct?

The state considers her a political prisoner and therefore she has no rights. I used to think it couldn’t happen in America, but then there were many cases of the J6 prisoners who were also treated inhumanely right in the nation’s capital of Washington DC. We are seeing in Democratic countries what can happen when political power is the name of the game and not equal rights and justice

On March 6, Dr. Hak Ja Han left the courtroom mid-hearing, citing health concerns. During the proceedings, her defense attorney requested, "The defendant's health condition is not good — please permit her to leave before evidence examination begins." The court verified the escort conditions and granted the request. She has been in pretrial detention for more than 160 days. She is 83 years old. The detention facility has not been able to meet her medical needs. Three falls inside the facility. Pain that spread beyond what painkillers could manage. Late-stage glaucoma. A serious heart condition. At a February hearing, her attorneys told the court the facility could not provide adequate treatment — that she would need hospitalization or a dedicated nurse. She was temporarily released twice — for eye surgery, then for heart surgery. Both times, the court rejected requests to extend those releases and sent her back. A bail application has been pending since mid-February. No ruling has been issued. The question is why a facility responsible for her custody cannot provide it — and why requests to allow proper treatment keep getting denied. Imagine your grandmother — frail, in failing health — spending more than 160 days alone in a narrow, cold, hard room. Is that not cruel? How can this be done to someone before any verdict has even been reached? We pray for her health and for a decision guided by conscience. Source: news.tvchosun.com/site/data/html…

@monarchreport25 More evidence of a premeditated ruling. This is government by mob mentality. Japan we thought we knew you… you are revealing your true bigotry.

Within hours of the dissolution ruling, representatives of the liquidator visited the Family Federation's headquarters and local churches across Japan, and the liquidation process began. While it was known that liquidation proceedings would follow the ruling, few expected it to begin this quickly. The representatives inventoried the assets inside each facility. Church keys, church vehicles, and everything within were handed over — all of it now under the liquidator's control. At the entrance of each church, a notice was posted. It states that anyone who enters without the liquidator's permission, or removes any items from the premises, may face criminal charges — including trespassing and theft. Just hours earlier, these were places of worship. Places people came to in faith. For a high-profile case of this scale, it is apparently not uncommon for liquidation preparations to be made in advance, so that the process can move swiftly and without disruption once a ruling is handed down. But that is a sad reality. The international community sent warning after warning to Japan. That the dissolution violates international law. That it strips believers of their freedom of religion. How seriously Japan's government and judiciary received those warnings remains unclear. We hope the world will come to know the truth of what led to this ruling against the Family Federation in Japan. Sources: UN OHCHR — Joint statement by four UN Special Rapporteurs on religious freedom concerns (October 1, 2025) ohchr.org/en/press-relea… Bitter Winter — Legal analysis and international law comparison (March 4, 2026) bitterwinter.org/the-unificatio…

@USCIRF I’m curious to read not only about the violations of religious freedom, but what accountability and sanctions the report might recommend. Silence and passivity is not peace, but surrender. I’m looking for bold truth, telling and action from this report.

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