A man who was arrested in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 told investigators that he harbored a “grudge” against him, citing a religious organization, investigative sources said.
“My family joined that religion and our life became harder after donating money to the organization,” Tetsuya Yamagami, who is unemployed, was quoted by the sources as telling police. “I had wanted to target the top official of the organization, but it was difficult. So, I took aim at Abe since I believed that he was tied (to the organization). I wanted to kill him.”
Yamagami, 41, a resident of Nara, also told police that he does not hold any ill feelings toward Abe’s political convictions.
In addition, he told police that he was attempting to make bombs, according to the sources.
A man who identified himself as a relative of Yamagami told The Asahi Shimbun that his family had trouble with the religious organization.
“His family fell apart due to the group,” the man said. “I am convinced that Yamagami suffered damage from the organization.”
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14665352
so he killed someone over a group that he might not even have been in?
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Vulnerable incel given ideas and a perceived solution to his troubles.
Wherever have we seen that before...?
Yamagami said he harboured hatred for this religious group because his mother had been coerced into joining it and was sucked into paying exorbitant membership dues and donations that bankrupted and broke up the family.
What religious group was Shinzo Abe tied to? Catholicism. The closest thing to a secret order Catholicism has is the Knights of Columbus, whose secret nature is obsolete and was due to their opposition to the Ku Klux Klan.
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“Suspected”?
Three possibilities. One, the gunman is referring to some cult that the government doesn’t want in the news (yet). Another, the gunman is even more nuts than we think, believing a fake story. Third, the story is a plant to keep the public distracted until at least tomorrow when the Upper House election takes place.
Suspected?
Videoed
Action caught on video
Apprehended video.
A matter is established by the testimony of two witnesses.
Execute.
Leftist panty waist media
I imagine the Japanese will expeditiously hang the murderer.
Japan executed three murderers by hanging in Dec of 2021, after an unexplained hiatus of two years.
So apparently an unhinged nut upset over local issues. Which is a relief - a disgusting thing but at least it doesn’t appear to be a globalist conspiracy.
On the other hand...maybe it was China -
https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1545424926970187777
So he was a shoot first, and ask questions later guy.
What a LOAD OF CRAP this little commie plant operative is putting out. HE KNEW WHO HE WAS going to kill. And, he was being directed by someone in the audience stage left in front of Abe. His eyes kept focusing to his left— looking to his left while standing behind Abe and his security. This is clearly observable. He was signalled to fire. There is much to be learned by whom and for whom he did this.
Seems like every country has all the crazy people they could ever use.