A Japanese court has sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life imprisonment for the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Judge Shinichi Tanaka delivered the verdict on Wednesday, concluding a case that shocked Japan and the world. Yamagami admitted to shooting Abe in broad daylight during a campaign event in the southern city of Nara. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, calling the killing an unprecedented event in Japan’s postwar history that had a negative impact on society, while the defense requested a maximum of 20 years.
According to the case details, Yamagami’s mother was a follower of the Unification Church and had donated nearly all her assets, leaving the family in financial distress. Yamagami reportedly became angry after learning of Abe’s alleged ties to the controversial church. On July 8, 2022, he used a homemade gun made from pipes and duct tape to shoot Abe twice while the former leader was giving a speech. Abe was taken to a hospital but died shortly afterward.
The court’s ruling brings closure to one of Japan’s most shocking acts of violence in recent decades.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ২১ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১১: ৫৩আপডেট : ২১ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১২: ২৭ আমার দেশ অনলাইন জাপানের সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী শিনজো আবের হত্যাকারীকে যাবজ্জীবন কারাদণ্ড দিয়েছে দেশটির একটি আদালত। বিচারক শিনিচি তানাকা বুধবার তেতসুয়া ইয়ামাগামির বিরুদ
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