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Bankruptcy procedures for Aum Shinrikyo effectively came to an end Nov. 26 following the disbursement of ¥1.54 billion in compensation to victims of the doomsday cult's 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes, a lawyer in charge of the process said.
The redress, however, is only about 40 percent of what the cult was supposed to pay, lawyer Saburo Abe said at the victims' final meeting in Tokyo.
New legislation aimed at compensating Aum's victims with taxpayer money is due to start in December. Each victim is eligible to receive up to ¥30 million, depending on the degree of suffering. (Kyodo News)
オウム真理教の破産手続きで、11月26日最後の債権者集会が開かれ、96年に始まった破産手続きは事実上終了した。被害者への配当総額は、15億円にのぼる。
Shukan ST: Dec. 5, 2008
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