Japan’s Prime Minister asks his party members to sever ties with the Unification Church

Aug. 31 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday asked members of his party to break ties with the Unification Church as a policy that defines the formation.

“The public continues to raise concerns that Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers, including Cabinet ministers, may have had close ties to the organization in question (…) I sincerely apologize,” Kishida said at a conference. of press, as collected by NHK.

For this reason, he has asked the LDP General Secretary, Toshimitsu Motegi, to publish the results of an internal inspection carried out by each party member in order to “thoroughly” implement the party’s basic policy of severing ties with the church. .

“As the Liberal Democratic Party, we will fulfill our responsibility and take strict measures to restore public confidence,” added the Japanese president.