Japan prosecutors to indict suspected Abe assassin - Kyodo
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Shinzo Abe was killed with a handmade gun during an election campaign in July
Japanese prosecutors have decided to indict the man suspected of shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency and other Japanese media reported on December 24.
The decision follows psychiatric examination of the suspect, 42-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami.
Abe was killed with a handmade gun during an election campaign in July.
Yamagami's detention for mental examination will end on January 10, and Nara prosecutors will likely indict him by January 13, according to Kyodo. The prosecutors were not immediately available for comment on Saturday.
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