The Man Who Killed Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot former Japanese premier Abe Shinzo, was taken to prosecutors, at the Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

IMAGE: Tetsuya Yamagami is escorted by police officers. All Photographs: Kyodo/Japan Out/Reuters

IMAGE: Yamagami, 41, claimed he killed Abe because he believed the former prime minister was linked to a right wing sect.

IMAGE: In another account, he is reported to have blamed Abe for his mother's bankruptcy.

IMAGE: Nara's police chief says he is responsible for the security lapses that allowed Yamagami to approach Abe from behind and fire two shots as the leader was making an election speech.

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com

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