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In Dhaka, a prime minister's 'vendetta' is shaping politics (Financial Times)

With an election looming, Sheikh Hasina's criticism of Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus is intensifying.

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Japan prosecutors indict Yamagami for murder of ex-Prime Minister ... (ThePrint)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Yomiuri newspaper reported.

The premier replaced ministers with ties to the church from his cabinet in August and the persistent uproar over links to the church forced the resignation of his economic revitalisation minister in October. The killing shed light on evidence to reveal deep and longstanding relations between the church and Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers. The Unification Church was founded in South Korea in 1954 and famous for its mass weddings, relying on its Japan followers as a key source of income.

Japan prosecutors indict Yamagami for murder of ex-Prime Minister ... (The Peninsula Qatar)

TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a local district court said on Friday....

In a crime that shocked the world, Yamagami had been arrested on the spot on July 8 after allegedly shooting Abe with a handmade gun while the former premier was giving a speech at an election campaign in the western city of Nara. TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a local district court said on Friday. The portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at the altar during his state funeral at Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, Japan, September, 27, 2022.

Japan Indicts Suspected Killer of Former Premier Abe (Bloomberg)

Japanese prosecutors indicted a man in his 40s on charges of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year in a crime that horrified the ...

Ex-Prime Minister Abe's killer indicted for murder by Japanese ... (新华网)

TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to local media.

The killer reportedly believed Abe had links to and had promoted the dubious organization and claimed this factored in to his reason for assassinating the former prime minister. Yamagami was arrested on the spot on July 8 last year after allegedly shooting former prime minister Abe twice at close range with a handmade gun while Abe, 67, was delivering a speech in the western prefecture of Nara, just two days ahead of upper house elections. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to local media.

Shinzo Abe assassination: Suspect charged with murder in fatal ... (Fox News)

The man accused of shooting and killing Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was charged with murder. Tetsuya Yamagami allegedly admitted to police that ...

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