Asahara's lawyer meets the press

Asahara's lawyer meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Watanabe, chief defense lawyer for AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 10. He said, ''It remains unclear what the AUM members were thinking and why they did such things. Prosecutors say we are using stalling tactics, but this is invalid.''

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