AUM's Hayakawa denies involvement in shooting of NPA chief

A senior AUM Shinrikyo member suspected to be involved in the 1995 shooting of then National Police Agency chief Takaji Kunimatsu denied involvement during police questioning Saturday, investigative sources said.

Kiyohide Hayakawa, 55, is suspected of having commanded the shooting in front of Kunimatsu's apartment in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward around 8:30 a.m. March 30, 1995.