US EditionSuspect Pleads Guilty to Murder of Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami admits to murdering Abe due to a grudge against the Unification Church, which caused his family’s financial ruin from donations totaling about 100 million yen.
- The trial for Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, begins on Tuesday, with his lawyers not contesting guilt but seeking clemency due to his troubled past.
- Abe was murdered in July 2022 with a homemade gun, making him the first Japanese prime minister assassinated since 1936.
- Yamagami's actions were partly motivated by a grudge against the Unification Church, which his mother became involved with after personal tragedies.
- Following Abe's assassination, it was revealed that almost half of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers had connections to the Unification Church, leading to new laws and investigations.
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Suspect pleads guilty to killing former Japanese prime minister Shinto Abe
The man accused of shooting dead former Japanese prime minister Shinto Abe has pleaded guilty on the opening day of his trial.Tetsuya Yamagami's trial in Tokyo is expected to run until next January, the BBC reports.The court heard from the 45-year-old that "everything is true", when he pleaded guilty to murder, according to local media.LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaYamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly sho…
"It's all true, I did it," said Tetsuya Yamagami on the first day of her trial.
Accused assassin of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe pleads guilty in court
The man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday, admitting to shooting the politician with a homemade firearm during a 2022 campaign speech in a case that stunned the nation and prompted scrutiny of political security.
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