What happened to Aum Shinrikyo?

On 10 October 1995, Aum Shinrikyo was ordered stripped of its official status as a “religious legal entity” and was declared bankrupt in early 1996.

What did the Aum Shinrikyo do?

The radical religious group Aum Shinrikyo was founded in Japan in the 1980s and grew rapidly in the 1990s. Aum members perpetrated a mass murder in Matsumoto City in 1994, where they used sarin as a chemical weapon to poison approximately 500 civilians.

How many people died in the Aum Shinrikyo?

Thirteen people
Tokyo subway gas attack, and arrest On March 20, 1995, members of Aum Shinrikyo attacked the Tokyo subway with the nerve agent sarin. Thirteen people died and thousands more suffered ill effects.

Who founded Aum Shinrikyo?

Shoko Asahara
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What did Aum Shinrikyo believe?

Doctrine of the Aum Shinrikyo Asahara preached that the end of the world was near and that Aum followers would be the only people to survive the apocalypse, which he predicted would occur in 1996 or between 1999 and 2003.

What is sarin?

Like other nerve agents, sarin targets an enzyme within the body’s neuromuscular junctions, where nerves meet muscles. Usually, this enzyme deactivates the nerve-signaling molecule acetylcholine. But sarin stops this deactivation by blocking the enzyme.

What does sarin gas do to the human body?

Exposure to high doses of sarin can result in tremors, seizures, and hypothermia. A more severe effect of sarin is the build-up of ACh in the central nervous system (CNS) which causes paralysis and ultimately peripherally-mediated respiratory arrest, leading to death.

How did Aum Shinrikyo get money?

Although some reports suggest the number is greater than 2,000 members worldwide. Funding Sources: In the beginning, funding for Aum Shinrikyo came through admissions fees, seminar fees and the selling of publications. However, as the group gained popularity it quickly ventured into multiple businesses and enterprises.

What is Aum Shinrikyo worth?

At its height Aum Shinrikyo had over 10,000 members and held a net worth of over $2 billion (Jenkins).

What was Shoko Asahara charged with?

murder
Asahara himself was arrested in May 1995, and indicted on 17 charges ranging from murder to illegal production of weapons and drugs. His trial – and appeals process – took years to complete, and gripped Japan, as police continued to seek other cult members linked to the Tokyo and Matsumoto attacks.