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.
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.
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.
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