Prosecutors in Japan have demanded the death sentence for the leader of the doomsday cult, Aum Supreme Truth. Shoko Asahara is charged with the deaths of 27 people over several years, including the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo underground railway system in 1995. The chief prosecutor told the court that capital punishment is being insisted upon because of the seriousness of Asahara's crimes.
| Still sounds like an uneven trade to me, but then, I'm one of those raving Republicans and probably can't identify with Shoko's "issues." |
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