The top law enforcement official in Nara, where former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday, acknowledged security lapses at the political rally where Abe was killed, and pledged to identify and resolve the flaws.
TOKYO — Investigations are underway into the security protocols, as well as the gunman’s motives and homemade firearms, as Japan reels from the shocking shooting of its longest-serving prime minister. Abe was rallying support for a candidate in Sunday’s upper-house legislative elections on an open street, when a gunman went behind him and fired two shots.
On Saturday, a long line of mourners paid their respects at the site of the shooting in Nara, near Osaka. Abe’s body was returned to Tokyo in a hearse, and Kishida visited his predecessor’s home to offer his condolences. Other leaders from theirAdvertisement He told investigators that his mother had become bankrupt after spending her money to support a religious group, according to Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, which cited police sources. He said his family fell apart because of his mother’s obsession with the group, and he targeted Abe “out of resentment,” MainichiYamagami told police he intended to kill Abe with an explosive but instead used what he considered to be the most lethal weapon for the attack, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Supporters of opposition parties urged voters to separate their grief from their ballot. They are concerned about a potential rally-around-the-flag effect that would motivate a sympathy vote for the LDP, or increase the turnout of the conservative party’s supporters. One of the trending terms on Twitter in Japan was “a vote is not a funeral offering.”
Security around Abe’s home in Tokyo had tightened overnight, with more police officers on-site. Abe, one of the most recognizable and divisive politicians in Japan, hadJapan’s National Police Agency has launched a probe into the security protocols that were in place for Abe.Abe was guarded by a team from Nara’s police department and officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, according to Japanese news outlet Jiji Press.
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