Yamagami Appeals Against Life Sentence for Murdering Abe; Defense Wanted Sentence of ‘20 Years or Less’

The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:46 JST,
February 4, 2026
The lawyer for Tetsuya Yamagami, who was recently sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appealed that sentence to the Osaka High Court on Wednesday.
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