The ex-Aum Shinrikyo follower who sheltered senior cult fugitive Makoto Hirata for nearly 17 years had ¥8 million in cash when she turned herself in Tuesday, investigative sources said.
Police hope to learn how Akemi Saito, who once worked as a nurse, acquired the funds.
Hirata, 46, surrendered on Dec. 31 and was arrested on suspicion of conspiring with Aum guru Shoko Asahara and his disciples to abduct Kiyoshi Kariya, a Tokyo notary, and inject him with a fatal dose of chemical in March 1995. (Japan Times)
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