Series of trials on AUM Shinrikyo cult end

Series of trials on AUM Shinrikyo cult end

File photo taken Oct. 15, 2012, shows former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Katsuya Takahashi, who appealed to the Supreme Court the life sentence upheld by a high court for his role in the 1995 deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. On Jan. 19, 2018, the top court rejected Takahashi's appeal, bringing an end to all trials involving members of the group responsible for the attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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