Hanged AUM founder Asahara was mentally competent: sources

AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, who was executed Friday for numerous crimes, had suffered no psychiatric problems, according to sources with knowledge of his behavior in a detention facility.The 63-year-old, who masterminded the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system among other murders that resulted in 29 deaths, was seen sitting silently without speaking to guards.However, he was able to stand up on his own when he was told to take a bath once in several days at the Tokyo Detention House, the sources said.Asahara's family had claimed he was mentally incompetent and cou…READ FULL ARTICLE