Fighting for 4 billion to kill red eyes! Master Haitao and his disciples filed a lawsuit for property rights, and the lawyer said who should own the "donation money" | Lawyer Li Yusheng explains the legal issues related to the property of religious groups

Sanli News Network Social Center/Reported by Chen Weishao

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Master Huang Rongxiang Haitao, whose real name is Huang Rongxiang, became famous for saying "if you are fake, you will have heavy karma in your eyes". In 2020, he fell out with Lin Jicheng and Wu Xiuhui, the lay disciples responsible for the group's financial management. The two parties fought for property rights of up to 4 billion, and many lawsuits broke out Li Yusheng, a lawyer, pointed out that in theory, the funds donated by believers should belong to religious groups or foundations, rather than to individuals. However, the current "Religious Groups Law" lacks strict requirements for financial disclosure, transparency and verification, so this has led to unfair Fewer lawsuits.
According to "Mirror Weekly", Haitao handed over the seals, passbooks and certificates of his own and various foundations to the group CEO Wu Xiuhui and her husband Lin Jicheng for safekeeping to facilitate the management of the group's assets and finances. Over the years, believers have contributed The funds were deposited in Haitao's personal accounts at the Sanxing Township Farmers' Association and the cooperative treasury.
Because Haitao discovered that there were irregularities in the group's finances, he ordered Wu and Lin to be relieved of all positions in the group, and asked them to open the safe and hand over cash and the seals and bankbooks of Haitao and related foundations. However, Wu and Lin found out that The certified letter refused to cooperate, and a lawsuit was initiated. The two parties have at least eight civil lawsuits and one criminal complaint filed with the District Attorney's Office in Yilan, Shilin and New Taipei courts.

Explanation of legal issues related to the property of religious groups

Lawyer Li Yusheng said that disputes arising from assets are common in the religious community. In theory, when believers donate money, unless it is specifically designated to be given to Master Haitao himself, the money should belong to his religious group or foundation. Not personally owned.
Lawyer Li Yusheng also said that because the current "Religious Groups Law" lacks strict requirements for financial disclosure, transparency and verification, as well as the definition of the ownership of donations donated by believers, many lawsuits have arisen. If you want to reduce the occurrence of related incidents, the only way is to Only by practicing law can we improve.

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