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Asahara death sentence appeal foiled The Tokyo High Court on March 27 rejected an appeal from Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, increasing the likelihood the guru's death sentence for masterminding the deadly 1995 gassing of the Tokyo subway system and other murders will stand without further sessions. After effectively giving Asahara's counsel extra time to submit appeal documents after they "missed" last August's deadline because of what they claimed was an inability to communicate with the babbling guru, the court decided the foot-dragging had to come to an end and said there was no excuse for the delay. It also repeated its position that Asahara is mentally competent to stand trial, based on the diagnosis of a court-appointed psychiatrist.
The Japan Times Weekly: April 1, 2006 |
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