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Suspect formally indicted for murder of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe | South China Morning Post

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Tetsuya Yamagami was formally charged with the murder of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on January 13, 2023. Abe was assassinated with a handmade gun as he was giving a speech for an election campaign on July 8, 2022. Yamagami reportedly held a grudge against the Unification Church for impoverishing his f…

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