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Death sentence upheld for Aum doctor The Tokyo High Court on July 13 upheld the death sentence of Aum Shinrikyo doctor Tomomasa Nakagawa for 24 murders, including 12 in the sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system in 1995. Nakagawa was convicted on 11 counts. That number is second only to founder/guru Shoko Asahara, who was convicted on 13 charges. The Supreme Court finalized his death sentence last September. In upholding the lower court verdict, presiding Judge Ritsuro Uemura said Nakagawa was deeply involved in "evil incidents on a historical scale." "The accused exploited his affluent medical and chemical expertise to conduct the crimes," the judge said.
The Japan Times Weekly: July 21, 2007 |
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