The motive behind the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not political,…
Shinzo Abe’s suspected assassin had a “grudge” against the former Japanese prime minister but his motive was likely not political, initial findings by local police suggest. Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old suspect who was arrested at the scene, believed the former politician was involved with a “specific organization,” according to investigators.
“It’s not a grudge against the political beliefs of former prime minister Abe,” police in the western prefecture of Nara, where the incident took place, told reporters.
The name of the “specific organization” was not released, but investigators said it was apparently religious in nature – if it actually exists…
