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flag Tetsuya Yamagami's trial begins over the 2022 assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at a campaign rally.

flag The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign rally in Nara on July 8, 2022, begins October 28 at the Nara District Court, with a verdict expected January 21. flag Yamagami is expected to plead guilty to murder, illegal firearm possession, and related charges. flag Prosecutors say he targeted Abe due to a grudge against the Unification Church, which he blamed for his family’s financial downfall after his mother made large donations. flag Investigators allege he tested his homemade weapons at a facility linked to the church. flag The court will hear testimony from 12 witnesses, including Yamagami’s mother and a religious scholar. flag Yamagami was found mentally competent after a six-month evaluation. flag The trial coincides with the swearing-in of Sanae Takaichi, Abe’s protégé, as Japan’s first female prime minister.

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