High court acquits ex-AUM cult member in parcel bombing case

High court acquits ex-AUM cult member in parcel bombing case

A lawyer for former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Naoko Kikuchi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2015, after the Tokyo High Court ruled that Kikuchi was not guilty of a 1995 parcel bombing at the Tokyo metropolitan government building. The lawyer, whose name has been withheld, said the ruling was "very sensible" and urged prosecutors not to appeal it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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