Was yesterday's press conference a "declaration of determination"? (Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi)
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi's astonishing "rehabilitation" of the original Unified Church: "I got help from the election" The true meaning and ripples of the phrase
The close relationship between LDP MPs and the United Church (now the United Church for World Peace) exposed to the sun after former Prime Minister Abe was shot. Many lawmakers who were revealed to attend events, give lectures, donate and receive donations said "I will not answer individual inquiries," but Defense Secretary Kishi was different. At a press conference on the 26th, he said he "helped the election." Perhaps because he was Abe's younger brother and the grandson of former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, he provided various facilities for the Unification Church in the early days. There is still a "special" relationship between the Abe/Kishi family and the cult.
Defense Secretary Kishi said, "I hope you don't send beer to the Unification Church anymore," while defense lawyers, who fear fortune-telling fraud and the suffering of second-generation believers, have repeatedly asked members of Parliament to "stop sending beer to the Unification Church." This can be considered a "recovery".
"I've had relationships with people who have helped me as volunteers. I think it's a phone operation (call for a vote). Since it is an election, it is necessary to gather a lot of supporters. ”
Regarding helping future elections, he does not deny that he is a volunteer, so he cannot easily answer.
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi at a press conference
Amazing sounds from Nagatacho:
At a meeting held around the same time, LDP Secretary-General Motegi said: "I would like to pay more attention to the relationship between party members and the United Church", but Mr Kishi said. I can't. I felt that awareness in my attitude. Mr. Kishi was surprised to acknowledge this relationship so explicitly, and Nagata was surprised.
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"I can't deny my grandfather, I've been helping with elections for years, and I have a son who is the heir to the electoral site, so I'm afraid I can't cut the Unified Church anymore."
It seems that the attitude of Mr. Kishi at the top of the United Church was impressive.
Perhaps at the behest of the Abe/Kishi family, Tsuneo Kitamura, a councillor from Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Inoue, the secretary of the prime minister during the first Abe administration, won the cult vote in the election, which is certain. In 2019, Another senator elected by Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kiyoshi Edjima, presented a bouquet of flowers to President Han Moon, the senior student, at a cult-related event.
Mr. Kishi's remarks on the 26th were a public determination that "after my brother's death, I will firmly establish a special relationship with the Unified Church." This will not purify the "pollution" that has penetrated deep into the LDP.
35 members of the Abe sect associated with the Unified Church