Cult Leader Scolded For Outbursts In Court

Cult leader Shoko Asahara was ordered to sit down and be quiet Friday by the judge in his murder trial, after a series of outbursts in which the guru denounced the proceedings.

Asahara was thrown out of the courtroom Thursday after he ignored the judge’s pleas and repeatedly rose from his seat to berate the court.

A former top aide, Yoshihiro Inoue, testified Friday that Asahara personally plotted terrorist attacks as early as 1994.

After maintaining a stony silence for most of his trial, which started in April, Asahara began having strange outbursts last month, claiming the gods told him they did not want Inoue taking the stand.