Security measures are sometimes not very strict during local electoral meetings in Japan, where violent crimes are rare and very severe firearms. ] with AFP
The day after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, suffering from two bullets in the neck in the middle of the electoral meeting in Nara, west of Japan, the chief of the local prefecture, Tomoaki Onizuka, recognized on Saturday July 9, that it was “undeniable that there had been problems with the guard and security measures” of the former Prime Minister.
“It is urgent that we are carrying out an in-depth investigation to clarify what happened,” he added, without stretching on the specific gaps of the Friday safety system.
Safety measures are sometimes not very strict during local electoral meetings in Japan, where violent crimes are rare and very severe firearms. The number of people killed by ball is extremely low.
weapon of “artisanal appearance”
A suspect, arrested at the scene, admitted to having deliberately targeted Mr. Abe, explaining to the police that he wanted an organization to which he believed that he was affiliated. Some Japanese media mentioned a religious group. This 41 -year -old man is, according to local media, a former member of the maritime self -defense force (the Japanese navy). According to the police, he used a weapon of “artisanal appearance”, on which additional analyzes are underway.
m. Abe, heir to a political dynasty, held the longevity record as Prime Minister in Japan, which he occupied in 2006-2007, then again from 2012 to 2020. He had been forced to resign for reasons of health, but had remained very influential within his training, the liberal democratic party.