The portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at the altar during his state funeral at Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, Japan, September, 27, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a local district court said on Friday.
Nara District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, on murder charges as well as for violating gun laws, a spokesperson at Nara district court said.
The indictment came after concluding a roughly six-month psychiatric evaluation, according to local media.
In a crime that shocked the world, Yamagami had been arrested on the spot on July 8 after allegedly shooting Abe with a handmade gun while the former premier was giving a speech at an election campaign in the western city of Nara.
He reportedly held a grudge against the Unification Church for impoverishing his family, saying it persuaded his mother to donate around 100 million yen ($774,700), and blamed Abe for promoting the religious organisation.
