Joyu to formally take over AUM leadership Wed.: AUM

Joyu to formally take over AUM leadership Wed.: AUM

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (file photo), a longtime spokesman for the AUM Shinrikyo cult, the group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes, will formally take over leadership of the cult on Jan. 30, the cult group said on Jan. 28. Joyu, 39, will replace current leader Tatsuko Muraoka, 51, who will then become chairwoman, a newly established position.

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