ジンバブウェ：終末論セクトが摘発される

　まあ、公的な認知のない墓が9個くらいで済んでますから、ケニアであったろくでもない終末論のアレよりましですよ。ああならんうちに摘発できたといえばそうですが。

BBC Zimbabwe police charge self-proclaimed prophet Ishmael and rescue 251 children　2 days ago
By Gem O'Reilly

　信者は1000名規模。子供たちには教育を禁じ―神が許さぬのだという教え―、児童労働に使っていたそう。うん、悪逆か非道か、どっちかは言えそう。

「A self-proclaimed Apostolic prophet who kept 251 children on his property has been charged with exploiting minors.

Police said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa, 56, led a sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.

The children were allegedly used for cheap labour. Unregistered graves, believed to be of infants, were also found.

Chokurongerwa was arrested on Tuesday "for criminal activities which include abuse of minors".」

　登録なしの墓地には子供7名、ほか大人が埋まっていたそう。…届け出を出さなかった辺りはダメですわなあ。

「Nine graves were found for adults and seven for infants that were dug without official registration, police added.」

「One of the sect leaders told a reporter that God forbids children going to school.」

「The woman said the shrine was named Canaan and members believed that the world was coming to an end.」

　教会名はカナーンCanaan。ありがち。そして世界はもうすぐ終わるぞとの教えをしていたと。ありがち。

「UN children's agency Unicef estimates that more than two million people in Zimbabwe follow Apostolic churches.」

　とはいえ、ジンバブウェじゃざっと200万名以上もこうした終末論教会に属しているとかで、地味に危険ですわね。…本邦でも結構いるだろ、というのはいいとして、人口比でどんなもんか。