Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Makoto Hirata, who turned himself in to police late Saturday after being on the run for more than 16 years in connection with a cult slaying, believes guru Shoko Asahara should hang for his crimes, a lawyer who met Hirata in custody said Monday.
Hirata, 46, has offered no clues as to how he spent his life on the lam and was in possession of several thousand yen when he surrendered.
He also told attorney Taro Takimoto that the 15-year statute of limitations for the 1995 attempted assassination of then National Police Agency head Takaji Kunimatsu had run out and thus he could not be held accountable for that attack, even if he had been considered a suspect. (Japan Times)
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