Ex-AUM member Hayashi loses appeal against death sentence

Ex-AUM member Hayashi loses appeal against death sentence

TOKYO, Japan - The Supreme Court on Feb. 15 rejects an appeal against the death sentence for former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Yasuo Hayashi (file photo), who was convicted of murder for releasing deadly sarin gas in a Tokyo subway car in 1995 and involvement in another sarin attack in Nagano Prefecture.

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