TOKYO, Dec 23 (News On Japan) –
Photos of former Aum Shinrikyo chief Shoko Asahara, whose actual title was Chizuo Matsumoto, have been discovered inside a facility operated by Aleph, the group considered the successor to the Aum Shinrikyo cult, it has been realized.
According to investigators, the pictures have been found inside an Aleph facility in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward, which was inspected final month as a part of ongoing on-site investigations by the Public Security Intelligence Agency into the group’s actions.
Subsequent reporting confirmed that photos of Asahara, the previous cult chief who was executed after being sentenced to dying for a sequence of crimes linked to Aum Shinrikyo, have been current throughout the facility.
In a separate case, a facility in Yokohama was additionally confirmed in May this yr to be displaying images of Matsumoto alongside photos of his second son through the little one’s early years.
Satoshi Onodera, head of the First Section of the First Investigation Division on the Public Security Intelligence Agency, mentioned the second son had beforehand been designated by Asahara as his successor and had continued to exert affect over key organizational issues whereas concealing his identification.
Aleph has been ordered to pay compensation associated to the sequence of crimes dedicated by Aum Shinrikyo, however authorities have recognized continued delays in fulfilling these fee obligations as an ongoing subject.
Source: TBS