The assassin of Mr. Shinzo Abe was revealed by his colleagues: Be gentle

Police searched Yamagami's home in Nara Prefecture and confiscated guns similar to this double-barreled gun. He told police he was "walking around" in the vicinity of Yamato-Saidaiji station before Mr Abe started speaking at noon on July 8.

NHK broadcaster on July 10, citing investigative sources, said that the assassin of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tetsuya Yamagami, tested a gun at the premises of a religious organization. Accordingly, Yamagami told police that he test-fired his homemade gun at a facility affiliated with a religious organization that he believed was connected to the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Yamagami said he had a grudge against the religious organization, after his mother contributed a large amount to this organization, leading to the bankruptcy of the family. Investigators said Yamagami wanted to test the lethality of the weapon before the planned assassination attempt on Abe. However, the exact location where he conducted the gun test is unknown.

Yamagami said he targeted Mr. Abe not because of his political views. Initially, the target of the perpetrator was a leader of the above religious organization.

A former colleague at the factory in Kyoto Prefecture, where Yamagami had worked for just over a year and a half, described the man as "seemingly normal" before he got into trouble, frequently taking unprovoked leave at the beginning of the year. Now I finally have to quit my job.

Accordingly, a senior employee of the factory said, Yamagami was hired through an intermediary company in October 2020 and worked in the freight department. As a forklift license holder, Yamagami was tasked with transporting goods.

"If it's a talk about work, he'll answer. But he never talks deeply into his private life. He also seems to be mild-mannered," Yamagami's former colleague admitted. reviewed the suspect and added that Yamagami often ate lunch alone in his car and conversations with the suspect never strayed from the topic of work.

For the first 6 months, there was no problem with Yamagami's attitude towards work. However, problems began to arise, and Yamagami's gradual neglect of work caused him to be increasingly talked about by his colleagues.

Earlier this year, a shipping company urged Yamagami to follow their standard procedure for the use of cushioning materials to protect the goods being transported safely, but Yamagami objected and argued that this was the way to go. his "well done".

The company then filed a request to remove Yamagami from his freighter role. Longtime staff members also criticize Yamagami's methods, causing him to sometimes get mad at them.

Although there were no problems with working hours and discipline before, Yamagami started taking illegal leave from work in March and complained of "heart problems" as well as physical problems. other substance. He used all of his paid vacation and finally quit his job completely on May 15.

Less than two months later, Yamagami, who had previously served about three years in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, was arrested for the murder of Abe, Japan's longest-serving former prime minister. Speaking to the media, Yamagami's former colleagues could barely hide their shock and vehemently condemned the suspect's actions.

"There were problems with Yamagami's way of doing things during his time at work, but never once did such issues turn violent. He doesn't seem like the type to do things out of control. control like this," said a former colleague of Yamagami.

The employee of the recruitment company who interviewed Yamagami later released the news that Yamagami had been laid off. The employee also described the suspect as someone who "doesn't like to talk much and feels a bit gloomy when interacting with him, but everything is still completely normal. This employee still questions that, because Why would Yamagami dare to cause such a shocking assassination?

Police searched Yamagami's home in Nara Prefecture and confiscated guns similar to this double-barreled gun. He told police he was "walking around" in the vicinity of Yamato-Saidaiji station before Mr Abe started speaking at noon on July 8.

Security cameras at the station and elsewhere show the gunman arriving at the scene at 10 a.m., about an hour and a half before the shooting occurred. He also went into many stores nearby.

Police said Yamagami looked up information online about Mr. Abe's trip to Nara. The suspect is said to have taken the train to the station near where the former prime minister Abe was giving a speech.

Video taken at the scene shows Yamagami wearing brown trousers and a plain gray shirt. He wears a white mask that is said to better hide his face. He wears glasses and carries a bag.

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