FAS: Aum Supreme Truth (Aum)
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Description: Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA.
Aum Supreme Truth (Aum) a.k.a. Aum Shinrikyo A cult established in 1987 by Shoko Asahara, the Aum aimed to take over Japan and then the world. Approved as a religious entity in 1989 under Japanese law, the group ran candidates in a Japanese parliamentary election in 1990. Over time the cult began to emphasize the imminence of the end of the world and stated that the United States would initiate Armageddon by starting World War III with Japan. The Japanese Government revoked its recognition of the Aum as a religious organization in October 1995, but in 1997, a government panel decided not to invoke the Anti-Subversive Law against the group, which would have outlawed the cult. A 1999 law gave the Japanese Government authorization to continue police surveillance of the group due to concerns that the Aum might launch future terrorist attacks. Under the leadership of Fumihiro Joyu, the Aum changed its name to Aleph in January 2000 and claimed to have rejected the violent and apocalyptic teachings of its founder. (Joyu took formal control of the organization early in 2002 and remains its leader.)
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| Page title: | Aum Supreme Truth (Aum) a.k.a. Aum Shinrikyo |
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| Description: | A profile of Terrorist Organizations and Other Para-States. |
| IP-address: | 208.85.144.199 |