Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot and killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July last year, was put on trial for murder and other charges about six months after the incident.
The Nara District Prosecutor's Office handed over Yamagami to trial today (13th) for violating the Enforcement Act, such as murder and possession of guns and knives.
The Nara District Prosecutor's Office believed that if Yamagami was charged with murder, the main issue could be the recognition of criminal responsibility in court.
The Nara District Public Prosecutor's Office conducted a psychiatric evaluation on Yamagami and concluded that she was capable of criminal responsibility, leading to her indictment.
Yamagami is accused of shooting her priest in addition to her murder of former Prime Minister Abe.
After her mother became a member of the Unification Church, she donated over 100 million yen, about 960 million won, and when her family went bankrupt, she held a grudge against the leader of the Unification Church. It was investigated that he tried to kill.
However, she stated that she killed former Prime Minister Abe, whom she believed had ties to the Unification Church, as he had difficulty accessing the Unification Church leader.
In the future, he will be subjected to a 'judge trial' (Japanese jury trial) in which citizens participate, and it is noteworthy whether the circumstances and motives of the case will be revealed in detail during the trial.
On July 8 of last year, he shot and killed former Prime Minister Abe while campaigning on the street just before the House of Councilors election in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.