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What year did Asahara's final appeal fail?

  • 2008

  • 2009

  • 2010

  • 2011

Answer

In 2011, Shoko Asahara's final appeal against his death sentence was rejected by the Supreme Court of Japan. This marked the culmination of a lengthy legal process following his arrest in 1995 for his role in the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other crimes committed by his doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo.
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