Tokyo police have questioned a former AUM Shinrikyo cult member as part of their investigation into a case involving another former leading member who turned himself in to police over the weekend after almost 17 years on the run.
Other convicted Aum members are being questioned as well.
Japanese police have admitted they turned away one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives when he tried to surrender on New Year’s Eve after nearly 17 years on the run.
An officer thought the man was playing a practical joke.
Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police late Saturday believes guru Shoko Asahara should hang for his crimes.
But one of the cult’s victims has called on the Japanese government to abandon the looming execution of the group’s leaders.
Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who has been on the run for more than 16 years, turned himself in to police late Saturday.
He conspired with several other members in kidnapping a notary official in 1995 and causing his death.