Seven-year Japanese cult trial to end next year

A court verdict is expected in February on the doomsday cult guru charged with masterminding a 1995 Tokyo tube nerve gas attack, it is reported today.

Seven-year Japanese cult trial to end next year

A court verdict is expected in February on the doomsday cult guru charged with masterminding a 1995 Tokyo tube nerve gas attack, it is reported today.

After a trial lasting more than seven years, the Tokyo District Court will hand down the verdict for Shoko Asahara, 48, on February 27, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and other media reported.

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