According to reports, Tetsuya Yamagami's assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be held for the first time in Nara District Court at 2pm local time on October 28th. According to the plan, an 18-day trial will be held this year, and the final judgment is scheduled to be pronounced on January 21st next year.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a speech in Nara on July 8, 2022 Xinhua/Midland

According to the latest news, the suspect Toru Yamayama also admitted the prosecution's charges of murder, violation of gun and knife techniques and other charges.

Three years ago, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a speech on the streets of Nara City, and then died. The suspect Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot.

Tetsuya Yamada is under investigation

According to the CCTV International Times, Mount Sheriff had previously confessed that he had targeted Abe as the target of assassination because Abe¡¯s grandfather, former Prime Minister Sheriff Sheriff, had assisted in bringing the ¡°World Peaceful United Family Federation¡± (formerly the ¡°United Church¡±) into Japan, while Mount Sheriff¡¯s mother had donated about 100 million yen (approximately RMB 4,66 million) to the religious group, causing the family to fall into trouble. On the eve of the trial, Mount Sheriff¡¯s mother said in an interview, ¡°If it were not me, he would not take this step.¡±

Before the first court session, the Nara City Court issued lottery tickets for the trial offline. During the one-hour limited issuance time, more than 700 people received lottery tickets, and 32 spectator seats will be randomly selected from them. In order to gain the qualification to attend the meeting, many people came from all over Japan and even had to participate in the drawing even if they asked for leave.

Tickets issued by the court.

Previously, Tetsuya Yamayama's story was reported sporadically during the investigation, but few reporters interviewed him directly. This trial will be the first opportunity for the public to directly listen to his statement and understand the truth of the incident.

Among the people waiting in line to receive the auditing tickets was a local councillor of Nara City. He said that when the shooting happened, he was at the scene and recorded the whole process. He recalled: "Every time I look back at that video, my heart becomes extremely heavy. Although Tetsuya Yamagami's behavior is unforgivable, if I can hear his statement in court, it may be able to untie my knot."

A citizen of Narnia said that when she was still in kindergarten, a mother who had no doubt believed in the ¡°United Church¡± began to take her into religious activities, and her parents often quarreled, and that she had lived in her childhood with the fear of family disintegration. She had never participated in court hearings before, but this time in line for the case: ¡°I think the defendant, Mount, is also deeply hurt. I hope in court he can tell the difficulties he encounters.¡±

According to an official of Nara District Court, after the pre-trial meeting, Tetsuya Yamagami will plead guilty to murder, but raises objections to the part of the indictment involving violation of the Japanese Gun and Knife Law. At the same time, his defense lawyer will seek leniency based on his upbringing experience.

Red Star Journalist, Weekly Comprehensive CCTV International News