Thirty years ago today, on October 30, 1995 (September 7, 1995 in the lunar calendar), Japan ordered the dissolution of Aum Shinrikyo. Japan orders the dissolution of Aum Shinrikyo. On October 30, 1995, the Civil Law Office of the Tokyo District Court of Japan, in accordance with Japan's Religious Legal Person Law, used "Aum Shinrikyo" to engage in activities that "obviously harm public interests" and "are inconsistent with the nature of a religious group.", and formally issued a dissolution order to the order. Because the "Aum Shinrikyo" secretly developed sarin poison and created the Tokyo subway poison gas incident on March 20, 1995, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office formally filed a petition with the Tokyo District Court on June 30 to dissolve the order. request. After a four-month trial, the above decision was made based on on-site inspections, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's identification of chemical products manufactured by the order, and the confessions of the arrested order members. After the order takes effect, the "Aum Shinrikyo" will lose its qualifications as a religious legal person. The order issued by the Tokyo District Court falls within the civil scope. Criminal trials of key members of the order are in progress. According to reports, the Tokyo District Court was originally scheduled to start the first public hearing of Shoko Asahara, a representative of the "Aum Shinrikyo", on the 26th. However, since his defense lawyer announced his resignation on the 25th, the court has decided to postpone the trial of Asahara. Japan trials Shoko Asahara, former leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, and Dalai Lama