According to sources, the suspect in the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed personal justifications for the murder. The alleged shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami, spent months planning the assassination because he believed Abe was involved with a religious group responsible for his mother’s financial ruin. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, died on Friday, July 8, after being shot while giving a campaign speech in Nara.
Yamagami, 41, is suspected of approaching Shinzo Abe as he stood on the platform at the intersection and firing two shots from a 40cm-long gun wrapped in black tape. Afterwards, the video shows him being attacked by the police. Shinzo Abe, it was strongly suspected, supported an obscure religious group to which his mother gave money. When the authorities questioned him about the motives for his behavior, he stated:
“My mother joined a religious organization that I despised.”
However, Nara police declined to comment on Yamagami’s intentions. Meanwhile, the media did not reveal the religious group with which he allegedly disagrees.
More information has come in about the shooter. He is a 41-year-old man named Yamagami Tetsuya. He served three years in the Naval SDF until 2005. When questioned, he said he was dissatisfied with Abe and decided to kill him. pic.twitter.com/aXxLsjta63
— Masaki (@MasakiJinzaburo) July 8, 2022
The shooter who killed Shinzo Abe had been planning the attack for months.
Yamagami was upset that his mother had given money to a religious group he believed was being promoted by Shinzo Abe. Yamagami reportedly spent a long time planning his attack. This includes attending events where Shinzo Abe has spoken.
Yamagami reportedly built the 16-inch weapon at home using Internet components. He considered using a bomb before choosing a rifle, according to NHK, the public media network. He told authorities he assembled the weapons by joining steel pipes together using components he obtained online. According to a representative of the Japanese Navy, Tetsuya Yamagami served in the Maritime Self-Defense Force from 2002 to 2005. The official did not specify whether he was the same person suspected of killing Shinzo Abe.
In response to the production of firearms, a senior naval officer stated:
“Members of the Armed Forces train with live ammunition once a year throughout their service. They also deal with the maintenance of weapons.” “However, since they’re following instructions, it’s hard to imagine they’ll learn enough to make a firearm.”
Even soldiers who serve “a long time” do not know how firearms are made. Yamagami was a loner who did not socialize with his neighbors, according to his neighbors. Yamagami did not enjoy the high life. He lived on the eighth floor of a small residential building. The lower level is dominated by bars and a non-existent karaoke company. One of his neighbors, a 69-year-old lady who lives one floor below him, described his behavior, saying she saw him a few days before the murder.
In an interview with Reuters, she said:
“I greeted him, but he didn’t answer. He wasn’t wearing a mask and was just looking at the ground from the side. He seemed tense. It was like I was invisible. He seemed to be troubled by something.”
Yamagami was a loner, according to his neighbors. He remained withdrawn and did not communicate with others.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn