Staff writer
As the trials of Aum Shinrikyo members ended their second year, the most drastic step for 1997 came earlier this month when prosecutors trimmed the list of officially recognized survivors of two sarin gas attacks from nearly 4,000 to a mere 18.
The reason: the need for speedier trials.
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