Aleph (Aum Shinrikyo successor)
Direct successor organisation to Aum Shinrikyo. Renamed Aleph in 2000. Under continuous Japanese Public Security Intelligence Agency surveillance. Continues to retain ≈1,500 members despite legal restrictions.
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BITE breakdown
0 — direct successor to Aum Shinrikyo; under continuous Japanese Public Security surveillance.
Profile facts
In context
Aleph continues Asahara's Aum Shinrikyo teachings under modified leadership. The Japanese Public Security Intelligence Agency renews surveillance designation periodically; Aleph and the related Hikari no Wa continue under restrictive monitoring. Multiple Aleph members have been prosecuted for individual offences post-2000.
Key control doctrines
- Continuation of Asahara teachings
- Communal commitment
Legal cases & controversies
- Continuous PSIA surveillance
- Multiple individual member prosecutions
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 2000Aleph renames from Aum Shinrikyo
- 2018Asahara executed
- ContinuousPSIA surveillance renewals
Sources
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