Japan's top court rejects appeal by cult guru Asahara
Japan’s top court today rejected an appeal by doomsday cult founder Shoko Asahara, reportedly finalising his death sentence for the 1995 nerve-gas attack on Tokyo’s underground rail system.
Asahara was convicted in 2004 of masterminding the attack, in which his followers released sarin nerve gas on crowded commuter trains in Tokyo’s government district, killing 12 and injuring thousands.
