Japan prosecutors indict Yamagami for murder of ex-Prime Minister Abe

Japanese prosecutors have indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to Yomiuri newspaper, Report informs referring to Reuters.

Nara District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, on murder charges as well as for violating gun laws after concluding a roughly six-month psychiatric evaluation.

In a crime that shocked the world, Yamagami had been arrested on the spot on July 8 after allegedly shooting Abe with a handmade gun while the former premier was giving a speech at an election campaign in the western city of Nara.

He reportedly held a grudge against the Unification Church for impoverishing his family, saying it persuaded his mother to donate about 100 million yen (NZ$1.2m), and blamed Abe for promoting the religious organization.

The Unification Church was founded in South Korea in 1954 and famous for its mass weddings, relying on its Japan followers as a key source of income.