Shinzo Abe assassination: Murder suspect says life destroyed by mother's religion
World | Aug 26, 2022, 12:45 PM ISTTokyo: More than 7,000 people have signed a petition requesting prosecutorial leniency for Yamagami, who told police that he killed Abe, one of Japan's most powerful and divisive politicians, because of his ties to an unnamed religious group widely believed to be the Unification Church.