(6)AUM founder Asahara to face verdict

(6)AUM founder Asahara to face verdict

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers for Shoko Asahara, founder of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, walk into the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 27. The court is to hand down a ruling on Asahara after an eight-year trial.

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