US EditionSuspect Pleads Guilty to Murder of Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
- Tetsuya Yamagami pleaded guilty to murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign event in July 2022.
- Yamagami admitted to holding a grudge against the Unification Church, attributing his financial ruin to his mother's donations.
- The trial is expected to conclude by January 2026, with the Nara District Court expected to issue a ruling after 19 sessions.
- The trial has brought renewed scrutiny to the connections between Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the Unification Church.
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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…
Man Pleads Guilty To Assassinating Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony
Justice will soon be served in Japan. The man who assassinated former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe plead guilty on Tuesday. While in court on Tuesday, Tetsuya Yamagami addmitted to assassinating Abe in July of 2022. CBS News provided more details on Yamagami’s guilty plea: The gunman accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. The…
"It's all true, I did it," said Tetsuya Yamagami on the first day of her trial.
The man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, told a Tokyo court that "everything is true," according to local media...
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