"Tetsuya Yamagami shot the Japanese politician dead in 2022. A Japanese court has sentenced the killer of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to fatally shooting Abe in 2022 in a crime that shocked the nation. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Yamagami, calling the murder unprecedented in our post-war history and citing the extremely serious consequences it had on society."
"Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to fatally shooting Abe in 2022 in a crime that shocked the nation. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Yamagami, calling the murder unprecedented in our post-war history and citing the extremely serious consequences it had on society. Yamagami's lawyers argued for a maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonment."
Tetsuya Yamagami, aged 45, fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. A Japanese court sentenced Yamagami to life imprisonment after he admitted to the killing. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, characterizing the murder as unprecedented in post-war history and citing extremely serious societal consequences. Yamagami's lawyers argued for a maximum punishment of 20 years' imprisonment. The killing shocked the nation and prompted significant legal and public attention. The court's life sentence follows prosecutorial recommendations and rejects the defense's request for a shorter term.
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