Japan on Thursday July 26,2018 executed six more members of the cult behind the
deadly 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway, local media said, weeks
after the group's leader was hanged.
The executions come after authorities hanged "guru" Shoko Asahara and six of his one-time followers earlier this month, after years on death row. If confirmed, the executions would draw a line under years of legal wrangling and public soul-searching over the group and its crimes.
The additional executions had been widely expected, and while Japan is one of the few developed nations to retain the death penalty, public support for it remains high despite international criticism
The executions come after authorities hanged "guru" Shoko Asahara and six of his one-time followers earlier this month, after years on death row. If confirmed, the executions would draw a line under years of legal wrangling and public soul-searching over the group and its crimes.
The additional executions had been widely expected, and while Japan is one of the few developed nations to retain the death penalty, public support for it remains high despite international criticism
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