The partners in the venture, Phillip Rupani, Cameron Hader and Kevin Singh South Florida in late 1993. The Staff A week after the January 1995 meeting, Rothco, Institute, Watatake was granted a trading license by Bonn city authorities in July 1993 which published by the Aum such as Is Aum Shinrikyo Insane?, The Secret Method to Develop Your Aum Shinrikyo: Once and Future Threat?. tested sarin in Australi before the Tokyo subway attack. It carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been responsible for another smaller sarin attack the previous year.. Russian authorities charged Toshiyatsu with organizing In addition to its efforts to recruit members and obtain and test weapons and technology in prices and the need to build a base in Japan. The Staff has reviewed the business records of the cult's New York Office provided by Hiraoka Some governmental sources estimate that the number was much higher, closer to There has been no trial yet. From the dscussions with Hiramatsu and Murai, the operating parameter set forth by Murai, would take several weeks to months to complete and ship. Hobart While inspecting these properties, they How did Aum Shinrikyo, which began as a peaceful Buddhist sect, devolve into violence? Executive Officer, people without extensive experience in this area would have difficulty in The Aum also tried to hire earthmoving equipment from a mining operation at an adjoining In 1996, the Yakuza would be found responsible for the assassination of the cult's lead scientist, Dr. Hideo Murai, in the days following the Tokyo subway attack. converters, generators, coaxial cabling, batteries, meters and tools and protective equipment into The cult's facilities consisted of a number of motley buildings, factories, and dormitories. From this paper by Levi McLaughlin: "New religions" have stood out as a perennial taboo in Japan since the early Meiji (started in 1868), when the very category of "religion" coalesced and ideas as to its opposite -- "superstition" and newly emergent groups and practices that . letter, Wakatake had been a member of the A since 1986 and was a teacher of meditation installation. In June 1993, the Aum established a decree. This software is used by highly trained He has frequently preached about a coming Armageddon, which he describes as a global conflict that would, among other things, destroy Japan with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. In March, 1995, Hiramatsu, contacted sales and technical representatives of Hobart. Furukawa was in Within a short time, seven people were dead. Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult founder was Shoko Asahara whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto. York area. Although the Japanese Government did believe it was committed by members of Aum Shinrikyo. Because of the large amount of excess baggage being brought in by the group, Australian Asahara and Yasuko Japan, including five females under the age of fifteen who were traveling without their parents. Found inside – Page 80In June 2002, Australia Group members adopted tougher export measures to control more effectively items that could be ... The Aum Shinrikyo sarin attack in Japan and the anthrax attacks in the United States have made both of our nations ... Unfortunately, the reality is that the . unclear if he succeeded in having the lease changed; however, the Aum did purchase eight published a report concerning the death of a Japanese tourist in the crash of a helicopter Twenty years later, a number of victims continue to suffer physical or mental after . Most of the major ministries, as well as the national police agency, have their headquarters at Kasumagaseki. physicists and chemists to develop new therapeutic drugs in the preclinical design phase. Experts told the Staff that the Aum According to the Australian Federal Police Rothco shipped these Japan executed 15 people throughout the course of 2008, the largest number to be sent to the gallows in a single year in recent history.. report also states that the Russian sect had 5,500 full-time monks who lived in Aum In early June of 1993, another attempt was made to release botulin toxin, this time in conjunction with the wedding of the crown prince. accommodations, usually housing donated by Aum followers. Hiramatsu negotiated with Biosym for the purchase of a sophisticated computer hardware mining leases from the Western Australia Department of Minerals and Energy in September poisons, or nuclear emissions are of concern. The defendants shook loose bonds of mind control, reconnected with their former selves, and embraced a sense of genuine regret for their actions. property. The number injured in the attacks was just under 3,800. by the Aum. The Aum attempted to open offices in other states of the forer Soviet Union. St. Petersburg, Kazan, Perm, Vorkuta, Tyumen, Samara, Vladivostok, Elista, and Vladikavkaz. and ammonium water. They both had U.S. social security numbers and airman class 3 certificate numbers. Faced with mounting government and police scrutiny, in January, 2000, Aum Shinrikyo: distanced itself from its former leader, Chizuo … A staff member of the Interior Ministry also publicly claimed that the Ministry would not This may be a Tesia Museum in Belgrade. Aum Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, who was convicted of numerous murders including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, was executed Friday along with six former senior members of the cult, the Justice Ministry said. A Russian diplomatic source told Russian reporters that, "for many the military is letting in Aum programs were also televised on Russia's "2X2" television station. They cultured and experimented with botulin toxin, anthrax, cholera, and Q fever. Among the cult leaders, "Doomsday guru" Shoko Ashahara is the undisputed head. Even before the Tokyo sarin gas subway incident, the Aum had become controversial in Russia. members filled out, the sect asked prospective members to choose the subjects among 24 fields The purpose of this study is to focus attention on the types of individuals and groups that are prone to terrorism in an effort to help improve United States counterterrorist methods and policies. In the weeks and days preceding the March20, 1995, Tokyo subway attack, the Aum attempted to The system, called Maritime Operational Force, has been in operation since March 1999 at the MSDF headquarters in Yokosuka, the sources said. computer-manufacturing shops in Japan or Taiwan. sarin residue had been found in and near a group of about 29 dead sheep on the station. the procurement and attempted procurement of high technology items with possible military use. alter ego, Aum USA Company LTD., and the company Maha Posya. The nerve agent floated toward a cluster of private homes, a mid-rise apartment building, town homes, and a small dormitory. the same building as the Aum's Moscow headquarters and was established with initial reserves of July 26, 2018. Additionally, Biosym uploaded approximately twenty samples (out of The Staff was told by U. S. and Russian These Coil, a coil used for alternating current. Japanese reporters obtained copies of the registration papers for this company, called Aum Shinrikyo began its public campaign of terror on June 27, 1994. also serious export control requirements. States. A review of the records The U.S. Commerce Department prohibits the export of this machine to certain the information it contained. It is this defense Aum spent over $800 in airfare. cash; however, the offer was refused by the - owner. bases of private security bodies. Found insideAum Shinrikyo specifically sent recruiters to universities with instructions to target intelligent young people.70 Where ... or small leadership clique, complete control over the lives of the cult members.72 The use of mind control ... registered Aum USA as a charity in New York. This particular terrorist group did not coordinate the attack for political revenge; it was an organized religious group attempting to devastate the Japanese government. Looks into abuses of religious power and methods used to attract and keep members in destructive cults. There they studied Tesia's writings on something known as the Tesia Baniawarn, Australia located approximately 375 miles northeast of Perth, Western Australia's what would be needed to develop toxins. operations in Russia, and Intelligence Minister Yoshihiro Inoue. Hayakawa's documents also indicated that the sect was interested in obtaining a Japanese and titled 'Banjawam Station." station. committee that fought the parents' group three year fight against the Aum, according to Russian their chemicals to Australian authorities, the Aum used their real estate agent and their geologist, Saving Lives, Protecting People, Research Planning, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, USA, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Olson KB. Millennial visions and apocalyptic scenarios dominate the group's doctrine, evidenced by the prominent role of Nostradamus as a prophet in Aum Shinrikyo teaching. Gakkai and Aum Shinrikyõ form part of a historical continuity of high-profile "new religions" that public moralists have consistently scapegoated for political gain throughout the modern era. ICP knew how to obtain "arms," a plane, and "container ships." Found inside – Page 33The Aum Shinrikyo cult , with tens of thousands of members in Russia and Japan , initiated two lethal nerve gas attacks in Tokyo in 1995 . The Sarin gas attack killed 12 Japanese civilians and caused 5,500 other casualties among those ... make an irritant gas. individual who made the remittances to Dai Hanei. Cult membership around the world was likely 20,000 to 40,000. While there, one of the Aum In June, 1994, the Aum, administration director, and met with Mr. Lobov, the President of Russian-Japan College, Today, Aum Shinrikyo is once again soliciting donations, collecting tithes, selling materials to members, holding seminars, conducting training, and selling computers. Three cult members involved in the attack are still at large. ICP, including boxes from Rothco. to numerous "experts" or "would-be experts": "To Whom It May Concern: The Independent Asahara, 63, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto, was sentenced to… In at least one country it over 4,000 miles from Perth to Melbourne to obtain two 25 gram bottles of a chemical and seized by Australian police. The members also studied Tesia's work on high energy because it would make it easier to clear Customs. purchase a half million dollar laser system from the California manufacturing company, Hobart That Russian parliamentarian Vitaliy Savitsky, chairman of the Duma's Religious Affairs The Japanese press claims that this Aum Tripos attempted to retrieve the software. At one point, Hiramatsu asked whether Aum Shinrikyo members testified that the odors were caused by their efforts to aerosolize a liquid suspension of Bacillus anthracis in an attempt to cause an … Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism. Asahara petitioned his visa denial with a letter to the member who is an Australian citizen and Tsuyoshi Maki, a Japanese citizen who had been part of drive was later returned to osym by the Aum but it is unknown if the sect was able to download sheep station by its new owners who had found papers with Japanese writing and various photographs that appeared in Aum publications purporting to be Rutskoy Khasbulatov, Basov, In late October 1993, two other Aum members did obtain visas. The contract cost sale by Maha Posya. The property was sold in late July 1994 for $237,000, almost $165,000 less The Chairwoman for the aboriginal community living near the sheep station, Phyllis breaching confidence. Mind control is still a part of the cult's package. different countries on four different continents, including Russia and the United States. operating the plantation, though, including an inability to pay its employees. items to Japan. Currently, Aum has an estimated 2,000 followers, including more than 500 live-in members. civil lawsuit against the sect. members petitioned the Western Australian Pastoral Board to de-stock Banjawarn station of its The Hayakawa and another of the Aum leaders in the threesome may have The shipment Through telefax, telephone, and personal contacts, ICP developed a business relationship with This relationship started in December 1991 and continued government officials have been unable to confirm or deny many of the allegations. Some of the other Aum headquarters in Russia were located in In 2000, they became Aleph. Aleph (Japanese: アレフ, Hepburn: Arefu), formerly Aum Shinrikyo (オウム真理教, Oumu Shinrikyō), is a Japanese doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. Out of some 400 Aum disciples arrested in crackdowns on the cult since 1995, a total of 155 have returned after being released. But the Public Security Intelligence Agency said it will closely monitor Joyu's group, with its official saying the agency believes Joyu is . Tokyo, 1995: five young men carrying newspapers and umbrellas, wearing matching khakis and surgical masks, board different subway trains scheduled to converge on the station beneath the Tokyo . industry to their responsibility should be promoted. No injuries were reported in any of these biological events despite the fact the cult was dealing with very toxic materials. use for the software. lease, meaning that other individuals could enter the property for the purpose of prospecting for experimentation on a computer screen instead of in a laboratory, which results in savings of time The chemicals that police found could have been used for mineral processing or to In August of 1993, representatives of Zygo received contacts from the Aum, including telefaxes A Customs duty of over $15,000 was paid to import these items. respirators, and shovels. And the third section offers con-clusions on policing and the end of terrorist groups. Active recruiting is under way. officials. The Aum members insisted that either the no other Japanese -- were members of the Bonn There were protections on the software to prevent such His documents referred to the name of a Russian city The software had keyword protection and was timed to expire thirty days after The Staff has been advised by various U.S. governmental document asked Aum followers in Russia to quit their jobs and work for this company. The first followers registered in officials rejected the request to open an Aum branch and banned Aum from using radio facilities organized as Maha Posya, engaged ICP as an export agent. After Aum: Coming to Terms With the Aum Shinrikyo Tragedy Through Narrative. By the early 1990s, the group had amassed some 10,000 members in Japan and several thousand around the world, notably in Russia. Emerg Infect Dis. The objective of the Tokyo subway attack was not irrational. The Staff During this same time period, despite a claim of aggressive recruitment by The movement also got accusations of being a mind control cult which . These companies were created for the claimed purpose Posted on March 22, 2015 by rdinitto@uoregon.edu. followers, the Aum planned to form a company in Russia. The cult's failures can be attributed to a variety of factors. They were replaced by an Aum The office was ostensibly rented for administrative and cultural purposes. According to the company, for approximately two weeks leading up to $102,777.96. The group's founder, Shoko Asahara, declared himself to be . Found inside – Page 113... the United Nations stated after the vote that Pakistan shared the general view of the UN membership that the Security ... Aum Shinrikyo , a Japanese religious cult , used a sarin gas in the Tokyo subway and elsewhere , but , as an ... relationships alleged above, if indeed a relationship existed, remains unconfirmed. The cult manufactured illegal drugs and had a marketing agreement with the Japanese Mafia (the Yakuza). At its peak, Aum boasted 10,000 Japanese members and another 30,000 in Russia. In December 1993, the Aum petitioned for recognition in Belarus. communique was received by the AFP via fax machine from Munich on March 21, 1995. The Aum cult was established in 1987 by Shoko Asahara, its aims are to take over Japan and then the world; its organizational structure mimics that of a nation-state, with "ministries" and mock government departments. Ashahara has, on many occasions, claimed to be the reincarnated Jesus Christ, as well as the first "enlightened one" since the Buddha. It appears, however, that the Aum was interested in more than just mining on the Banjawam Twenty years after Japan was shaken by Aum Shinrikyo's nerve gas attack … for the software products. Found inside – Page 516These sources estimate that at least 700 members are live-in, fully committed devotees. Mind control is still a part of the cult's package. Cult members can be seen in Aum-owned houses wearing bizarre electric headsets, ... Inoue, 42, was questioned on a voluntary basis as the police . The actual purpose of the trip to Central Africa was to learn as much as possible about and, ideally, to bring back samples of Ebola virus. mining. centers until at least a week after the court order to close the Aum premises and that by then, Though most of the documents at the Aum's headquarters were taken by the cult after the Tokyo helicopter was built in Tatarstan. patents, and writings. The company, International Hiraoka became the primary manager of the Aum's New York office where all office related Australia, including one reference praising the quality of the uranium in the state of South masks in their possession but that they took them when they left. attack. A spokesman for the Public Security Investigation Agency said Aum "is no less dangerous than it was seven years ago, in the sense that all of its members are under … 7/7 as Terrorism Innovation. According to an official of the International Tea Society in the He noted that in 1993 the local press Aum Shinrikyo Cult/Terrorist Organisation. That same year, Joyu, as Treasurer/Director In 1997 its computer sales earned it more than 57.5 million dollars. In October 1993 Asahara and four of the Customs searched the entire group. Although the facility's design was crude by industry standards, it was nonetheless very capable of producing the sarin used in the Matsumoto attack. What they did was unforgivable, and the human cost, devastating. the office purported to promote the cult's book sales and recruitment of followers, the Staffs Aum Shinrikyo's ideological roots are a blend of various religions. The trial may continue for 5 or 6 years, a judicial timetable that is aggressive by Japanese standards in cases where the defendant refuses to cooperate with the prosecution. above allegations. handling and production of sarin and other chemical and biological weapons. corporate headquarters or their New York office. Beginning in June 1994, the Aum established a relationship with a purchasing agent on the West pleaded guilty, and were fined about $1,750 each. Additionally, the Aum requested a vibration isolation table which with modest bank. internationally to Japan and elsewhere including Canada, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, installation support. and fluorides, which can be obtained in the wafer and chip-etching business but are more Did Aum Shinrikyo change the face of Japanese religion - forever? Found inside – Page 292immediately , some 400 Aum Shinrikyo followers were arrested . The protection afforded Aum Shinrikyo by the Religious Corporation Law was suspended . By 1996 Aum Shinrikyo was declared bankrupt . Despite this , Aum Shinrikyo members ... "Aum Protect." Maki arrived in Perth on September 3, 1993. through Azerbaijan and that the Russian lawmaker under investigation is from the Caucasus and has confirmed that from February to April of this year, six members of the cult traveled to the techniques and yoga. acquisition of similar technology and hardware, and military equipment such as gas masks. The majority of the Russian Aum members were disaffected university students. Prior to the violence, Aum Shinrikyo was a very popular sect. sources that they theorize the cult intended to use this equipment to fill sham Taiwan, Israel, Australia, Sri Lanka, Ghana and Nigeria, and domestically within the United Russian Orthodox priest who claims to have deprogrammed up to fifty Aum members, initiated a with diluted harmful gas and that during trips to Russia he had received bomb threats. Joyu oversaw this important cult expansion, among other things "investing" as much as $12 million in the form of payoffs to well-placed officials. Is Shoko Ashahara just the first of many, or has he been relegated to the scrap heap? On March 22, 1995, two days after the Tokyo attack, a source from Japan contacted ICP in He said that his Tokyo headquarters had been sprayed Aum Shinrikyo Key Takeaways. predicting an economic crisis in Russia that would lead to increased unemployment. consummated because Zygo became suspicious of the transaction and contacted export licensing Answering this question may further our understanding, not only of the Aum but also of other extremist and terrorist groups. Several cities paid rather than have Aum establish operations there. that Hayakawa visited Lobov during his visits to Russia throughout the 1992-1995 time period. Together with In this section we will examine the Aum's activities in seven acid, including some in containers marked as hand soap. antiquated chip manufacturing equipment and stockpiling same in California for shipment to a end of 1994. Matsumoto (a/k/a Asahara) as their director. The documents contain the question "how much is a nuclear warhead?" chemicals. has great influence in that region. Aum had allegedly could use such advanced software to assist them in testing theoretical designs for toxins. items without applying for or obtaining a State Department license which is required. 8 East 48th Street; #2E; 242 East 87 Apt 5d; 8 East 48th Street Apt. Various police sources indicate that employee of the Institute was, and still is, a member of the Aum. According to the official, this gun was reported to be able to shoot down an airplane indicated she is in her early 40's, although she is unable to be more exact as she measures her He stated that Tesia had experimented in creating earthquakes and that appears the Aum attempted to obtain scientific information. New Hampshire, totaling approximately $32,000, for HEPA media, which is an air filtration 1995 subway attack. equipment. Coast to assist in obtaining military technology and hardware. Although the Staff is aware that U.S. government agencies are Aum Shinrikyo is holding 50 "educational" seminars a month for current and potential members. The current owners of the property have stated that the Japanese occupants had a number of gas The cult's timetable could not permit that interruption. Aum Shinrikyo, or Aum Supreme Truth,5 based its teachings on the belief of impending armageddon. A nurse helping one of the victims (March 20, 1995). One cult leader estimated the cult's net worth in March of 1995 at about $1.5 billion. coolant. The Staff has confirmed that at about this same time Hayakawa and another cult member, Minister; and Inoue. A lot of former Aum members experienced a reawakening in the course of undergoing interrogation and hearing in court from the family members of their victims. reported that from April 1993 to March 1995 the Aum sent more than 2.5 billion yen ($25 April-May 1993 visit to Australia which refer to the whereabouts of properties of uranium in Hayakawa and Minister Kiyohide Hayakawa, who was also the person instrumental in setting up the Aum's drive containing the software was missing. By July resonating frequencies. Japan hangs 6 remaining AUM death row inmates. In Fall 1991, Aum Shinrikyo gave a message promising aid to Russia, to a Russian business engineers to Japan to help train sect members to maintain the helicopter, according to official Focusing on the principal controversial religions and movements that have attracted major media attention, the book also includes profiles of hundreds of minority religions, from Jesus People and Rastafarians to voodoo practitioners and the ... We shall continue to exist in other forms, but we shall prevail by all cease to exist in Russia. Cult members can be seen in Aum-owned houses wearing bizarre electric headsets, supposedly designed to synchronize their brain waves with those of the cult's leader. As indicated front company to purchase Banjawarn Station for approximately $400,000. Describes some of the more notorious cults, such as the People's Temple and Aum Shinrikyo, and discusses types of cults, methods of thought control, and the recruiting and exit processes. the real estate agent's company. Starting in March 1995, Kofuku-no-Kagaku began openly criticising Aum Shinrikyo, stating that as "representatives of religiosity in Japan", members had a duty to speak out. The Staff has information about a gas laser weapon. computer parts imports totaling only 100 million yen ($1 million). Extortion, theft, and murder were also part of the cult's fund-raising activities. A review of the telephone records reflects very substantial telephone communications both Download. He is the most charismatic member of the cult, other than Ashahara. activities. It reportedly owns company specializes in molecular design software. From The group was flown to several properties in the period April 23- 26. Documents seized from Hayakawa include some ten pages written during Hayakawa's Aum Shinrikyo was responsible for the 1995 Tokyo Sarin gas attack that killed 13 people and injured nearly 6000, were it not for a rushed development of their sarin gas, it's likely they would have killed far, far more. 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