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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Japan

JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUM'S TSUCHIYA TO BE FINALISED

Presiding Justice Kohei Nasu of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Masami Tsuchiya...

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Presiding Justice Kohei Nasu of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Masami Tsuchiya, 46, a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who was sentenced to death over a series of crimes committed by group members, including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
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  • (Sources: Mainichi Japan, 15/02/2011)