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Prosecutors demand life sentence for suspect in Shinzo Abe shooting
Prosecutors emphasize the crime's severity and reject reduced sentence due to defendant's background amid scrutiny of Unification Church's political ties.
- Prosecutors on Thursday demanded life imprisonment for Tetsuya Yamagami at the Nara District Court for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
- Defence lawyers say his family's ruin stemmed from Yamagami's mother donating 100 million yen to the Unification Church .
- According to the indictment, Shinzo Abe, victim, was shot with a homemade firearm in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station during a campaign speech, and Tetsuya Yamagami admitted the killing and was arrested.
- Prosecutors argued the crime was `dangerous and cold-blooded`, warned of high risk to others, said Yamagami's upbringing does not justify leniency, and Abe Akie, widow, wants him to atone.
- The case has triggered a government probe into the Unification Church, a Tokyo District Court order to dissolve the church, and scrutiny of the Liberal Democratic Party, with the Nara District Court ruling due Jan 21, 2026.
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