Lawyer: Suspect in Abe assassination to face murder charge

Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe

The divisive Japanese politician was killed giving a campaign speech. The alleged gunman said he shot him because of Abe's ties to a religious group he hated.

Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe

The divisive Japanese politician was killed giving a campaign speech. The alleged gunman said he shot him because of Abe's ties to a religious group he hated.

Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Abe

Japanese prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder, sending him to stand trial, a court said Friday.

Suspect in Japan's Former PM Shinzo Abe's Assassination Charged With Murder

A Japanese man suspected of shooting Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 was charged with murder and firearms law violations on Friday after undergoing psychiatric evaluation. Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, was charged with the murder of Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader. Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in Japan’s western city of Nara on July 8, 2022. Police arrested Yamagami on the spot. Yamagami, who allegedly shot …

Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe

The divisive Japanese politician was killed giving a campaign speech. The alleged gunman said he shot him because of Abe's ties to a religious group he hated.

Japan: Suspect charged after murder of ex-Prime Minister Abe

The suspect confessed that he gunned down Shinzo Abe during a campaign appearance. If convicted, he faces the death penalty.