Court voids surveillance measures against group led by ex-AUM member

A court on Monday ruled that a group led by a former key member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult does not require state surveillance, finding that it has separated from the founder of AUM who is on death row for masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo and other crimes.The Tokyo District Court rescinded state surveillance measures taken against the group called Hikarinowa, or the Circle of Rainbow Light, established in 2007 by Fumihiro Joyu, 54, as he left the AUM Shinrikyo group, which has renamed itself Aleph. The lawsuit was filed by Hikarinowa.In handing down the ruling, Presiding Judg…READ FULL ARTICLE