TOKYO, Sep 29 (News On Japan) –
Photos of cult founder Shoko Asahara, whose actual title was Chizuo Matsumoto and who was executed for his position within the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin assault, are being displayed alongside childhood photos of his son in services linked to Aleph, the successor group to Aum Shinrikyo, based on findings by the Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA).
Although Aum Shinrikyo was disbanded practically 29 years in the past following its duty for a number of lethal terror assaults, a number of successor teams stay energetic. Aleph is taken into account the biggest of those organizations. Its services, which outwardly resemble atypical homes, are carefully monitored, with surveillance cameras put in at entrances.
A PSIA inspection at an Aleph facility in Yokohama in May 2025 confirmed that photographs of Asahara and his younger son had been displayed facet by facet. The son, now 31, was beforehand interviewed by FNN 11 years in the past together with family members, when he acknowledged, “I think of myself as your younger brother, so I will talk as family, but I will not talk with the media.”
The PSIA has disclosed that the son refers to himself because the group’s second chief, and the Public Security Examination Commission has since recognized him as an Aleph officer. At one other facility in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, authorities discovered a shrine with Asahara’s picture displayed, whereas extra supplies tied to him have been found at different websites, underscoring his lingering affect.
PSIA official Satoshi Onodera harassed that Aleph continues to deal with Asahara and his teachings as absolute. “From that perspective, the danger of engaging in indiscriminate mass killings has not changed at all. Given this, the actions of the son, named by Asahara as his successor, must be watched extremely carefully,” he stated.
The fee has additionally concluded that Aleph’s refusal to compensate victims of the Aum assaults stems from coverage choices made by the son in his capability as a senior officer.
Source: FNN