(1)AUM founder Asahara to face verdict

(1)AUM founder Asahara to face verdict

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court will hand down a ruling Feb. 27 after an eight-year trial on Shoko Asahara (file photo), founder of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, with the death penalty the likely sentence. (Kyodo)

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