NARA Prosecutors on Jan. 13 indicted Tetsuya Yamagami for the murder last July of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, concluding after a lengthy psychiatric evaluation he was of sound mind at the time and is competent to bear criminal liability.
Six months after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prosecutors are moving closer to indicting the man accused of the shooting that brought to light links between politicians and the controversial Unification Church. Abe, 67, was shot at close range by Tetsuya Yamagami during a campaign speech…
The suspect in the slaying of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may face at least five additional charges concerning suspected firearms violations after police decided to refer him to prosecutors for the offenses.
NARA Work began Dec. 19 to remove the guardrails set up around the site where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech on July 8.