The mother of the man accused of killing Shinzo Abe is said to be a member of the Unification Church, which the organization also known as the Moon Sect confirmed Monday, and the suspect allegedly sought to take revenge on the attack on the former Japanese prime minister.
Japanese police said on Friday that 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami was “angry with a certain organization” and decided to kill Abe because they thought the former prime minister had a connection with him.
The Japanese media claimed that Yamagami was angry that he had received important donations from his mother, citing a religious organization without revealing his name, thus putting the family in great financial trouble.
“The mother of the suspect Tetsuya Yamagami is a member of our organization and attends our events once a month,” Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church in Japan, told a brief press conference in Tokyo. Said.
Tanaka did not disclose details of donations from the suspect’s mother, claiming that the police investigation is ongoing and with which organization he wants to “collaborate”.
Tanaka said the church was horrified by the “brutal” murder and that Abe was “never” a member or advisor.
Abe died after being shot while speaking at a rally in Nara (western Japan) for the Japanese Senate election on Sunday.
The Unification Church was founded in 1954 in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012). It is mainly found in this country, the United States and Japan.
Officially called the Association of Families for Unification and World Peace, the sect’s teachings are based on the Bible, but with new interpretations.
source: Noticias
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