The victims and their families have been suffering for 25 years since the subway sarin incident. March 20 at 6:36
The indiscriminate terrorism by Aum Shinrikyo, which suffered many casualties, is 20 years after the subway sarin attack, 25 years ago. The victim of a severe sequelae died on the 10th of this month as a result of sarin poisoning, and the victims and their families continue to suffer 25 years later.
In the Sarin subway case, where commuters and others were indiscriminately targeted, three lines were poisoned by sarin, killing 14 people and injuring about 6,300 people.
Many people still suffer from sequelae, and Sachiko Asakawa, 56, who had been bedridden, died of hypoxic encephalopathy due to sarin poisoning on the 10th of this month.
An older brother, Kazuo (60), held a conference on the 19th, saying, "I was told that I wouldn't know when I was going to die, but I smiled and got a lot of help. I want to say," Thank you, thank you. " "
In a series of incidents by Aum Shinrikyo, 13 people including former ex-president Akiaki Asahara and real name Tomoo Matsumoto were sentenced to death.
On the other hand, the successor groups "Aleph", "Hikari no Wa", and "Yamada et al." Are subjected to on-site inspections etc. based on the group regulation law enacted in response to the incident, but it depends on the Public Security Intelligence Agency. "Aleph" is actively recruiting to younger generations.
Victims and bereaved families have been urging them to share their background and lessons learned.
Sour deadly sarin in the car of Chiyoda Line Marunouchi Line Hibiya Line
Aum Shinrikyo caused the indiscriminate terrorism and the subway sarin incident aimed at the center of Japan.
Aum Shinrikyo, which was opened by Akira Asahara and his real name, Tomitsuo Matsumoto, a former prisoner of death, has rapidly increased the number of young believers through mysterious experiences, while troubles with the family of the believers have been occurring one after another over the life of the family in Obuse and cult facilities. Was.
After being defeated in the lower house election in 1990, Armageddon emphasized that the final war was approaching and felt a sense of crisis among believers, and rapidly advanced arming at a facility called Sathian.
In 1994, the first indiscriminate murder was caused by the Matsumoto Sarin case, and on March 20, 1995, the subway Sarin case occurred while police were forced to investigate.
Under the direction of Matsumoto's former prisoner, five followers sacked poisonous sarin in a bag on the three lines of the Chiyoda Line, the Marunouchi Line, and the Hibiya Line, which run in the city center.
At around 8:00 am when the incident occurred, it was crowded with commuters, and the area around the subway station felt unusual and fled, overflowing with passengers seeking help.
There were 14 casualties, including Sachiko Asakawa (56), who died on the 10th of this month as a result of sarin poisoning, and about 6,300 people were injured.
Since the chemical weapon sarin causes a variety of poisoning symptoms, many victims still complain of physical and mental upset 25 years after the incident.
"Aleph", "Hikari no Wa", "Yamada and others" continue
The successor group of Aum Shinrikyo has been active in various places since the incident. Two days after the subway sarin case, police force raids all over the religion facilities nationwide, and two months later, the leaders of the series, Akiaki Asahara and real name Chihiro Matsumoto, a former prisoner of death, concealed the religion facilities. I was arrested lurking in the room.
After the arrest, Aum Shinrikyo changed its name to Aleph, but continues to be active at facilities in Shiraishi-ku, Sapporo and Adachi-ku, Tokyo.
During this time, the confrontation between believers deepened, and in 2007, the former leader of the religion, Fumihiro Joyu, established a new group called Hikari no Wa with some believers.
In addition, a group called "Yamada et al." Has been split off from Aleph, and is based in Kanazawa.
The total amount of damage caused by the series of incidents is over 3.8 billion yen, and victims and bereaved support organizations are seeking compensation from Aleph and Hikari no Wa.
A certain amount has been paid so far, but more than 1 billion yen has not been paid, and in a trial brought by a support organization, the Tokyo High Court ruled in January that Aleph ordered full payment. I am saying.