A Japanese police investigation has revealed that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated with a hand-made gun. The accused had bought parts online for the gun used in the murder of Shinzo Abe and then carried out the murder on Friday with a hand-made gun.

The connection of religious leaders and religious organizations has also come to the fore in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The murder accused has admitted during police interrogation that he wanted to kill a religious leader, not Shinzo Abe. He told that he could not kill the religious leader, since Shizo Abe was related to that religious leader, so killed him.

As Bloomberg reports, the assassination of Shinzo Abe drew attention to a political party that had criticized Shinzo Abe for ties to a religious organization prior to the recent election. In fact, some statements of NHK Party General Secretary Akihiko Kurokawa were cited by social media users, alleging that Shinzo Abe was blamed for funds given to religious organizations in Japan during a campaign debate last month. was ordained. Allegedly these organizations were accused of foreign espionage.

Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of Abe’s murder, told police that he initially planned to attack the leader of a religious group he believed had left his mother bankrupt after donating large sums of money. . The report said that she also complained against Abe that the former prime minister had promoted the religious group in Japan.

Accused of killing Abe in police custody. Photo – Japan Times

Experts gave this information about the gun used in Abe’s murder

On the other hand, the investigation has revealed that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated with a hand-made gun. The accused had bought parts online for the gun used in the murder of Shinzo Abe and then carried out the murder on Friday with a hand-made gun.

Weapons experts say that the type of gun used by the accused to kill former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe can easily be made. Experts said that the parts for making such guns are easily available in stores or online.

“Definitely little is known about the double-barrel gun used by the accused, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, but a preliminary look at it suggests that the gun was made with parts that could easily be assembled,” he said. Can be found at hardware store. He said that on seeing the gun, it is found that wooden frame, pipe, tape used to connect electrical wires, battery etc. have been used to make it. He also said that information about how a gun can be made by combining all these parts is also available online.

Hand made guns found from accused’s house

On the other hand, the police have also said that during the search of the house of the accused some other hand made guns were found. During the search, it was also revealed that the accused was designing and testing weapons for some time. Police said that the double barrel gun found from the accused was 40-by-20 cm. Whereas, Matthew Moss, a UK-based small arms expert, said that the accused built the double-barreled gun because it was also easy to hide in a bag.

Moss said accused Yamagami had served in the Self-Defense Force for three full years between 2002 and 2005. During that time the accused participated in the live fire exercise, which means that he had received training in handling weapons. He said that there is no need for the accused to take training for how to make the gun used in the murder.

 

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