As trial opens, Tetsuya Yamagami admits murdering Japan's longest serving leader three years ago.
As trial opens, Tetsuya Yamagami admits murdering Japan’s longest serving leader three years ago.
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The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 has pleaded guilty to murder.
Forty-five-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami admitted all charges read out by prosecutors as his trial opened on Tuesday, according to the Japanese broadcaster NHK.
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Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.
The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty to the assassination on Tuesday.
A trial has begun in the city of Nara for the man accused of shooting Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Tetsuya Yamagami shot the Japanese politician dead in 2022.
The 45-year-old is set to be sentenced on Wednesday, but the question of what punishment he deserves has divided public opinion…
Tetsuya Yamagami said during his trial that he felt '"deeply sorry" towards Abe's widow Akie.
