Japanese court sentences man to life in prison for killing ex-PM Shinzo Abe
發佈日期: 2026-01-21 21:08
TVB News
A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday.
The case revealed decades of close ties between Japan's governing party and a controversial South Korean church.
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022, during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
Abe was one of Japan's most influential politicians, serving as a regular lawmaker after leaving the prime minister's job when he was killed. It shocked a nation with strict gun control.
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, pleaded guilty to murder in the trial that started in October. He said he initially planned to kill the leader of the Unification Church, but switched targets to Abe because of the difficulty of getting close to the leader.
