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Tetsuya Yamagami
Tetsuya Yamagami | |
|---|---|
山上 徹也 | |
| Born | 10 September 1980[4] Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Unemployed |
| Known for | Assassination of Shinzo Abe |
| Motive | Links between Abe and the Unification Church[1] |
| Criminal charge |
|
Capture status | Arrested, psychiatric assessment completed, under indictment |
| Military career | |
| Service | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Years of service | 2002–2005 |
| Rank | Leading seaman |
Tetsuya Yamagami (Japanese: 山上 徹也, Hepburn: Yamagami Tetsuya, born 10 September 1980) is a Japanese man who has admitted to assassinating Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022.[5] A resident of Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assassination. He was 41 years old, had no prior criminal history, and was unemployed at the time of his arrest.[6][7][8]
As of July 2024, his trial has not been scheduled after delays, and attorneys state that it "will probably not begin this year".[9]
- ^ Fisher, Marc (12 July 2022). "How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon's Unification Church". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Japan prosecutors indict Yamagami for murder of ex-Prime Minister Abe". Reuters. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Nara District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, on murder charges as well as for violating gun laws
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- ^ "The bizarre story behind Shinzo Abe's assassination". Australian Financial Review. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "「夜にギコギコという音が聞こえた」 銃撃事件容疑者の隣室の男性" ["I heard a rattling noise at night." A man in the room next to the suspected shooting case]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "【速報】41歳の山上徹也容疑者を殺人未遂で逮捕 犯罪歴確認なし" [[Breaking news] 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami arrested for attempted murder No criminal history confirmed]. FNN Prime Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Two years on: Trial date for Abe's accused shooter still not set". The Japan Times. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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