Top court lets death sentence stand for former AUM Shinriyko member

The Supreme Court on Friday let the death sentence stand for Masato Yokoyama, a former key member of the AUM Shinrikyo group who was involved in perpetrating the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995.
The court rejected an appeal by the 43-year-old defendant. He is the third AUM group member for whom Publish Postthe death sentence has been confirmed.