Life Sentence for Assassin of Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami, who admitted to assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Japanese court. The conviction follows Yamagami's guilty plea for the 2022 murder during Abe's election campaign in Nara. The Nara District Court confirmed the life sentence requested by prosecutors.

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who confessed to murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Japanese court.

The 45-year-old previously pleaded guilty to the assassination, which occurred during Abe's election campaign speech in July 2022 in the western city of Nara.

The Nara District Court upheld the prosecution's request, confirming the life sentence for Yamagami, solidifying his fate for the high-profile assassination case.

(With inputs from agencies.)