Death Sentence for Cult Founder Upheld
From Times Wire Reports
Japan’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the founder of the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult, paving the way for his execution. Shoko Asahara, 51, was convicted and sentenced to death in 2004 for masterminding attacks, including a 1995 nerve-gas attack on Tokyo subways that killed 27.
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