It turns out that former Prime Minister Abe was suspected of having posted a letter suggesting that he would cause the incident in the case where he was shot dead during a speech in Nara City. rice field.
According to the man who received the letter, a grudge against religious groups was written, and it was stated that former Prime Minister Abe was not the original enemy.
Police are investigating in detail, such as proceeding to confirm whether the suspect has issued it.
On July 8, police arrested Tetsuya Yamagami (41), an unemployed person living in Nara City, and suspected of murder in a case in which former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City, was shot dead by a gun. I am investigating at.
According to police investigations so far, Yamagami is believed to have caused the incident after his mother had made a large donation to the Unification Church of the World Peace and the former Unification Church. ..
According to a man in Shimane Prefecture who runs a blog criticizing the Unification Church of the World Peace, he noticed that on July 13, he received a letter that was supposedly written by Mr. Yamagami. That is.
The date of the postmark is unclear, but it seems that it was posted in Okayama city.
According to investigators, the suspect was visiting Okayama, where the speech was held, with the aim of attacking former Prime Minister Abe the day before the incident.
According to the man, the letter is a spelling out of his history and resentment towards religious groups.
Regarding former Prime Minister Abe, he said that he was not the original enemy but one of the most influential sympathizers, and that he could not afford to think about the consequences of his death. It means that it was.
In addition, a copy of the materials exchanged with religious groups regarding the refund of his mother's donation was also enclosed, and the name of Mr. Yamagami and the address of Nara City were written.
Police are investigating the letter, including checking to see if it was issued by the suspect.
At the press conference, the chairman of the religious group said, "I have received a message from the former Prime Minister at an event hosted by a friendship group, but the fact that the former Prime Minister was registered as a member of our group was also an advisor. There is no such thing. "