Shooter of former Japanese PM Abe appeals life sentence
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, filed an appeal on Wednesday against his life sentence.
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, filed an appeal on Wednesday against his life sentence.
During the hearing at the Nara District Court, Tetsuya Yamagami said, "It is true. There is no doubt that I did it." Yamagami (45) is accused of killing Abe with a handmade firearm during an election stump speech in Japan's Nara on July 8, 2022.
While Abe's death sent shockwaves throughout the world, this also revealed a dark side of Japanese politics as many lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are not only members but also patrons of the UC. This malaise has spread so deep that it has affected the lives of many common men as politicians patronise the UC and use the donation money on projects that go against the interests of the citizens and the nation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
Some 20,000 police officers have been reportedly being deployed for the security at the event being held at the Nippon Budokan arena in central Tokyo which is estimated to cost taxpayers $1.65 billion yen ($11 million).
Former Prime Minister Abe was a kind-hearted and principled politician who was willing to debate with people regardless of their thinking and ideas.
The report further states that some security experts point out the seriousness of police officers failing to stop the gunman from firing at Abe.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed deep condolences on the tragic demise of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.
Abe was one of the architects of the Quad: the US, India, Japan and Australia alliance. He is also credited with giving a new direction to India-Japan ties
The Japanese PM also requested everyone to not speculate about any political ramifications at the time.
