Tetsuya Yamagami | |
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山上 徹也 | |
Born | [4] Mie Prefecture, Japan | 10 September 1980
Occupation | Unemployed |
Known for | Assassination of Shinzo Abe |
Motive | Links between Abe and the Unification Church[1] |
Criminal charge |
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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.[9]
Nara District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, on murder charges as well as for violating gun laws
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