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Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves a police station in Nara, western Japan, on July 25. Photo courtesy of Jiji Press/EPA-EFE
December 24 (United Press International) — Japanese prosecutors have decided to charge the man accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe based on a psychiatric evaluation, multiple reports said on Saturday.
After examining Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, prosecutors determined he was mentally fit to stand trial, Kyodo News and NBC NHK reported that, Citing police sources.
Statements made during the inspection, including how he built a gun himself to shoot Abe, convinced prosecutors that he was competent enough to stand trial, the sources said.
According to media reports, Shan Shang’s detention period for psychiatric evaluation will expire on January 10, and prosecutors are expected to charge him before the detention period expires on January 13.
on the mountain tell investigators He harbored a grudge against the Unification Church, a religious group known for mass weddings and radical fundraisers, after his mother’s large financial donations tore his family apart. He said he targeted Abe because he believed the former prime minister had ties to the group.
His mother’s total donations to the church are reported to be $753,000.
on the mountain fatal blow The former prime minister during his campaign speech in Nara, Japan, on July 8.
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