Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who shot and killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , told police he attempted to make a bomb , in addition to making more hand-crafted guns, one of which was used in the insane gesture.
Kyodo reports, citing investigative sources. Yamagami, 41, appeared this morning before prosecutors on charges of murder and for the formalization of the arrest.
The causes of the gesture are still nebulous. The man ruled out political motives by claiming that his mother had made a " large donation " to a religious organization he held a strong grudge against, believing it was associated with Abe. The donation of the woman had created serious financial problems for the family.
"Initially I wanted to attack an executive of the group, then I decided to target Abe," he said.
Although police did not provide details on the organization Yamagami cited, several foreign media have speculated that it may be the Unification Church founded by Reverend Moon in South Korea and believed to have been brought to Japan by Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi. . The sect, famous for its mass marriages, was very popular in the Rising Sun in the 1980s.
(Unioneonline / L)
