US EditionEx-Prime Minister Abe's Killer Sentenced to Life
Tetsuya Yamagami was sentenced to life for shooting Abe at a 2022 rally, motivated by grievances over his mother's $1 million donations to the Unification Church, prosecutors said.
- A Japanese court sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade firearm during a campaign speech in July 2022, describing the act as 'vile and extremely vicious.'
- Yamagami admitted to the murder and claimed he acted out of anger towards the Unification Church due to financial troubles caused by his mother's donations.
- Prosecutors argued that the assassination had 'unprecedented' consequences for Japan and sought a life sentence, which Judge Shinichi Tanaka ultimately imposed, acknowledging the serious nature of the crime.
- The trial attracted significant public interest, with many people waiting to enter the courtroom, highlighting the impact of Abe's assassination and the ensuing investigations into the Unification Church's ties to politicians.
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In giving the judgment, the judge classified the 2022 attack as “absolute” and stated that action “was extremely dangerous and malicious”
A Japanese court has convicted Tetsuya Yamagami for murdering the ex-mandator with a homemade weapon in 2022 while participating in an election act
The deadly assassination of Japan's ex-premier Shinzō Abe in 2022 caused worldwide horror. Now the perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment. In court it was also about connections of a sect into politics.
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vijesti.meThe killer of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was sentenced to life imprisonment today. Tetsua Yamagami admitted that he killed Abe in July 2022, and the assassination was carried out during the election campaign, when Abe was giving a speech in the city of Nara.
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