Japanese police admit flaws in Abe's security device

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The Japanese police admitted this Saturday that there were flaws in the security device deployed in the electoral act the day before where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated.

"Taking into account such a serious result, we understand that there were security problems," said Tomoaki Onizuka, the chief of police in Nara prefecture, where the attack on the Japanese politician while offering a rally took place at a press conference. in the middle of the street

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Shinzo Abe.

Former Prime Minister shot dead while giving a rally in Nara

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Former Prime Minister shot dead while giving a rally in Nara

Yamagami Tetsuya.

This is the "homemade" weapon of Abe's attacker

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This is the "homemade" weapon of Abe's attacker

"We will immediately identify the problem

and take the appropriate measures," said the police officer about Abe's security device, which has been criticized for being insufficient and for allowing the assailant to approach the politician and pull out a gun to shoot him in two. times from behind.

He pointed out that the problem could have been in "the positioning, plan or emergency response, or in the

, factors that will be analyzed together with others.

The regional police chief also stated that they

, in front of a Nara train station.

He also explained that

, which was when the politician's attendance was confirmed, and pointed out that it was done based on national security protocols.

Abe was shot while giving a speech before dozens of citizens who surrounded him without any physical barrier or apparent great security display despite being one of the best-known politicians in the country.

The security device in these cases is minimal at first glance and compared to other countries, because

The protocols of the Japanese authorities for these cases include the deployment of local police officers and members of the special contingent of the National Security Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

None of the officers present were able to stop Abe's assailant in time

, who approached the politician from behind walking slowly before taking his homemade weapon out of a bag and opening fire on him twice, as can be seen in the images that went viral.

The suspect, a

was immobilized after firing his weapon by agents of the aforementioned special service and later arrested.

Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.AP

Onizuka stressed the

through the authorities' investigation into an event that he described as "extremely barbaric and unforgivable."

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