TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhuanet) -- As Japan is to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway, senior Japanese officials on Friday pledged to continue tight surveillance on the reshuffled Aum Supreme Truth cult to prevent recurrence of such a tragedy.

¡¡¡¡Justice Minister Chieko Nono said, "In order to prevent the random massive killing from happening again, the Public Security Intelligence Agency will continue to impose strict surveillance onthe cult to ease public fears."

    Japan passed a legislation in 1999 to put the cult, which renamed itself as Aleph in January 2000, under surveillance.

    The cult released sarin gas on March 20, 1995 in Tokyo's subwaysystem, killing 12 people and sicken more than 5,500. The cult also were involved in other murder cases.

    On Saturday, victims and their families will be joined by other ordinary people to put up a memorial walking along the Hibiya subway line, said The Recovery Support Center which provides help for the victims, including free medical check. The group also plans to hold a symposium in Tokyo.

    "The government has worked on improving legislation and other measures after the sarin attacks with a firm resolve never to let a similar terrorist act occur," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said.

    Shoko Asahara, the founder of the cult, along with 11 follower have been sentenced to death due to the sarin attack and other felonies. Enditem