TOKYO, Feb 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The gunman convicted of shooting dead former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 has appealed his life sentence, reports said Wednesday. Major Japanese media including Kyodo News, the Mainichi Shimbun, Jiji Press and regional broadcaster MBS reported that Yamagami's lawyers filed the appeal on Wednesday. His defence lawyers could not immediately be reached for confirmation. Abe's shooting forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of gun violence, and ignited scrutiny of alleged ties between prominent conservative lawmakers and a secretive sect, the Unification Church. Abe had spoken at events organised by some of the Church's groups.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 04, 2026 03:05 UTC