Expert: “Aum Shinrikyo” – most conspiratorial sect in Russia – RIA Novosti

Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the country’s banned sect “Aum Shinrikyo” (declared a terrorist organization). In Moscow and St. Petersburg law enforcement authorities carried out searches and arrest persons involved in the activities of the sect. According to investigators, no later than 2011 followers Association “Aum Shinrikyo” was established in Russia, the sect acted through the Internet. Investigators believe that the creators of the group used physical and psychological pressure on the citizens in order to receive their donations and property.

In March 1995, members of the sect “Aum Shinrikyo” sprayed poison gas sarin in the Tokyo subway, 13 people died and more than 6 thousand were poisoned. 12 members of the sect, including its founder Shoko Asahara, have been sentenced to death.

“After the Tokyo subway sarin attack in Russia was initiated by the process of the expulsion of representatives of sects in Japan and the closing of the organization we have in Russia . Following the closure of the sect was re-registered and operated under the name “Aleph” many experts question arose. what happened to those 30,000 adherents Shoko Asahara, who attended his lectures in Moscow and were dedicated to his cult was found that many of them came in? The association “Alef”, which has safe houses in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian regions, According to experts, Russia’s active adherents of the sect -. up to three thousand people “, – said on radio Sputnik judicial expert theologian, member of the expert Council for conducting state Religious expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Igor Ivanishko.

according to him, right now, in times of crisis, there is activation of the various sects and their followers.

“The the period of crisis and financial instability is present so-called “imprint vulnerable” members of society. During this period, various sects and activated. Law enforcement authorities in a few months could eliminate or suspend the activities of several companies: are trials on “Jehovah’s Witnesses” in Belgorod, there are several lawsuits over the Church of Scientology “, – said the expert of religion

show activity. and sect “Aum Shinrikyo” -. “the Aleph” According to Igor Ivanishko, this activity raises many questions

“Did this activity in Russia warmed certain foreign sponsors.. Given the suggestibility of adherents, it is possible that someone wants to use this organization in order to destabilize the situation in Russia. Especially since the terrorist orientation of the organization – there is “- said the expert

The use of the Internet space, in his opinion, it is the main tool for the dissemination of sectarian ideology

..” The representatives of sects Now do not go home, do not make the big event. In general, recruitment sites are on Internet sites. The teaching of “Aleph”, for example, can not be trumpeted in an open, transparent format. Therefore, it is the organization that is the most conspiratorial in the Russian Federation “, – said Igor Ivanishko

At the same time, he noted, some experts have ranked this organization not to a religious cult, and to the commercial

“Because the main goal – is to get the income from those adepts who, while in an altered consciousness, ready to give all the property of the organization, just to get the promised” spiritual liberation “and ostensibly to liberate themselves from various diseases”, – concluded Igor Ivanishko.