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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jul 10, 2018, 8:21:57 PM7/10/18
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TOKYO – Doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara and six of his followers were
executed Friday for their roles in a deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo
subways and other crimes, closing a chapter on one of Japan's most
shocking crimes in recent memory.
During the morning rush hour of March 20, 1995, members of the Asahara's
Aum Shinrikyo cult punctured plastic bags to release sarin nerve gas
inside subway cars, killing 13 people and sickening more than 6,000.
Japan's Justice Ministry announced the executions of Asahara, 63, and his
followers. Two major Japanese newspapers issued extra editions about the
executions and handed them out at train stations.
"This gave me a piece of mind," Kiyoe Iwata, who lost her daughter in the
subway attack, told Japanese broadcaster NHK. "I have always been
wondering why it had to be my daughter and why she had to be killed. Now,
I can pay a visit to her grave and tell her of this."
Asahara and five of the six executed were implicated in the subway attack.
The cult also carried out other crimes that together with the subway
attack killed 27 people in total. Six other followers remain on death row.
The others hanged Friday included two scientists who led the production of
the sarin gas and one of the men who carried out the actual attack on the
subway.
Japan's justice minister, who approved the hangings Tuesday, said she
doesn't take executions lightly but felt they were justified in this case
because of the unprecedentedly seriousness of the crimes.
"The fear, pain and sorrow of the victims, survivors and their families —
because of the heinous cult crimes — must have been so severe, and that is
beyond my imagination," Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa told a news
conference.
She said the crime affected not only Japan but also sowed fear abroad.
Asahara, whose original name was Chizuo Matsumoto, founded Aum Shinrikyo,
or Supreme Truth, in 1984. The cult attracted many young people, including
graduates of top universities. Asahara hand-picked some as close aides.
The group amassed an arsenal of chemical, biological and conventional
weapons to carry out Asahara's escalating criminal orders in anticipation
of an apocalyptic showdown with the government.
During his eight-year trial, Asahara talked incoherently, occasionally
babbling in broken English, and never acknowledged his responsibility or
offered meaningful explanations.
He was on death row for about 14 years. His family has said he was a
broken man, constantly wetting and soiling the floor of his prison cell
and not communicating with his family or lawyers.
Some survivors of the cult's crimes opposed the executions, saying they
would end hopes for a fuller explanation of the crimes.
Shizue Takahashi, whose husband was a subway deputy station master who
died in the attack, also expressed regret that six of Asahara's followers
had been killed.
"I wanted the others to talk more about what they did as lessons for anti-
terrorism measures in this country, and I wanted the authorities and
experts to learn more from them," she told a televised news conference. "I
regret that is no longer possible."
The cult claimed 10,000 members in Japan and 30,000 in Russia. It has
disbanded, though nearly 2,000 people follow its rituals in three splinter
groups, monitored by authorities.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Suga said authorities are
taking precautionary measures in case of any retaliation by his followers.
___
Associated Press video journalists Kaori Hitomi and Haruka Nuga
contributed to this story.
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TOKYO – Doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara and six of his followers were
executed Friday for their roles in a deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo
subways and other crimes, closing a chapter on one of Japan's most
shocking crimes in recent memory.
During the morning rush hour of March 20, 1995, members of the Asahara's
Aum Shinrikyo cult punctured plastic bags to release sarin nerve gas
inside subway cars, killing 13 people and sickening more than 6,000.
Japan's Justice Ministry announced the executions of Asahara, 63, and his
followers. Two major Japanese newspapers issued extra editions about the
executions and handed them out at train stations.
"This gave me a piece of mind," Kiyoe Iwata, who lost her daughter in the
subway attack, told Japanese broadcaster NHK. "I have always been
wondering why it had to be my daughter and why she had to be killed. Now,
I can pay a visit to her grave and tell her of this."
Asahara and five of the six executed were implicated in the subway attack.
The cult also carried out other crimes that together with the subway
attack killed 27 people in total. Six other followers remain on death row.
The others hanged Friday included two scientists who led the production of
the sarin gas and one of the men who carried out the actual attack on the
subway.
Japan's justice minister, who approved the hangings Tuesday, said she
doesn't take executions lightly but felt they were justified in this case
because of the unprecedentedly seriousness of the crimes.
"The fear, pain and sorrow of the victims, survivors and their families —
because of the heinous cult crimes — must have been so severe, and that is
beyond my imagination," Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa told a news
conference.
She said the crime affected not only Japan but also sowed fear abroad.
Asahara, whose original name was Chizuo Matsumoto, founded Aum Shinrikyo,
or Supreme Truth, in 1984. The cult attracted many young people, including
graduates of top universities. Asahara hand-picked some as close aides.
The group amassed an arsenal of chemical, biological and conventional
weapons to carry out Asahara's escalating criminal orders in anticipation
of an apocalyptic showdown with the government.
During his eight-year trial, Asahara talked incoherently, occasionally
babbling in broken English, and never acknowledged his responsibility or
offered meaningful explanations.
He was on death row for about 14 years. His family has said he was a
broken man, constantly wetting and soiling the floor of his prison cell
and not communicating with his family or lawyers.
Some survivors of the cult's crimes opposed the executions, saying they
would end hopes for a fuller explanation of the crimes.
Shizue Takahashi, whose husband was a subway deputy station master who
died in the attack, also expressed regret that six of Asahara's followers
had been killed.
"I wanted the others to talk more about what they did as lessons for anti-
terrorism measures in this country, and I wanted the authorities and
experts to learn more from them," she told a televised news conference. "I
regret that is no longer possible."
The cult claimed 10,000 members in Japan and 30,000 in Russia. It has
disbanded, though nearly 2,000 people follow its rituals in three splinter
groups, monitored by authorities.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Suga said authorities are
taking precautionary measures in case of any retaliation by his followers.
___
Associated Press video journalists Kaori Hitomi and Haruka Nuga
contributed to this story.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
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