Scientology accused of extortion in Belgium

This video from the USA says about itself:

29 March 2015

This week, VICE meets Mark “Marty” Rathbun, a former senior executive of the Church of Scientology who left the church in 2004. He is a key subject of Alex Gibney‘s new documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, which is being released March 29 through HBO Documentary Films. We discuss his past in the Church of Scientology, auditing, and the harassment techniques allegedly used by the church.

Translated from Belga news agency in Belgium today:

For the Brussels criminal court on Monday started the trial of eleven members and former members of the Belgian branch of Scientology, the association Scientology Church of Belgium and the association Church of Scientology Europe. They are accused of extortion, forgery and unlawful practice of medicine. The former treasurer of the church said Monday in court that the organization had a weekly income of 5000 euros. …

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