Overseas network July 6, Comprehensive Agence France-Presse, Russian satellite news agency and other media reported that on the 6th local time, 63-year-old Japanese Aum Shinrikyo cult leader, Tokyo subway sarin gas murder masterShoko Asahara was executed.

reported that Shoko Asahara was executed without telling the truth, 23 years after the worst terrorist attack in Japan's criminal history (sarin gas killings in the Tokyo subway).

Japan's Kyodo News agency pointed out that a Japanese government official revealed on Saturday that in addition to the death row inmate Asahara, several other former Aum Shinrikyo cult officials were executed.

Analysts believe that the Japanese public security department will step up surveillance for fear of pushing for the deification of Shoko Asahara and reprisals by members of the cult.

It is known that Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Tomizuo Matsumoto, was born on March 2, 1955 in Hachiyo City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He is the founder of Aum Shinrikyo Cult. On March 20, 1995, during the morning rush hour, Shoko Asahara masterminded the Japanese cult organization "Aum Shinrikyo" and punctured several plastic bags containing "sarin" gas on the fifth train of three subway lines in Tokyo, causing more than 10 deaths and thousands of injuries.

Shoko Asahara was arrested on May 16, 1995, and after several years of litigation, he was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court on February 27, 2004. He tried to appeal, but on September 15, 2006, the Supreme Court of Japan ruled that Asahara's death sentence should be upheld, and the whole case was decided without appeal.

In connection with a series of Aum Shinrikyo incidents, in addition to Asahara, 12 former key members were sentenced to death. Analysts believe that if the more than 10 criminals in the subway gas attack are executed on the same day, it will be the second largest number of executions in a single day in Japan's modern history. Previously, 11 political prisoners accused of plotting to assassinate the emperor were hanged on the same day, January 24, 1911. However, some survivors of the case opposed the execution, saying it would prevent the case from being fully explained, the report said. Asahara never admitted responsibility or offered any meaningful explanation during his eight-year trial. His family said he was in pieces, soiling the floor in his cell and not communicating with his family or lawyers. His daughter Rika Matsumoto, 34, said earlier that her father did not understand his sentence and that she believed he needed treatment to help him recover and speak. "I just want to hear my father's own explanation," she said.

In addition, there are views that some criminals have expressed remorse and contributed to anti-terrorism measures. A journalist who has long followed the case has suggested that they should be allowed to live as a lesson for a world increasingly threatened by extremism. Other experts have warned that the execution could make other congregations see Asahara as a "martyr," further fueling their admiration for him.

The cult, founded in 1984, has attracted many young people, including some top university graduates who have been promoted by Asahara to become his close aides. The group carried out a series of Asahara directives using chemical, biological and conventional weapons, escalating its criminal activities, claiming the end of the world was imminent and fighting the government to the death. The group claims to have 10,000 members in Japan and 3,000 in Russia. Although the group has disbanded, there are nearly 2,000 remaining adherents scattered across three groups who continue to follow its teachings, under constant surveillance by Japanese authorities. (Yao Kaihong, Overseas Network)

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