A man who threw a home -made tubular bomb after the then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kišid, denied on Tuesday, denied before the court that his intention was to kill the policy on Tuesday.. This is reported by TASR, according to the AP report.
Riudži Kimuru accused, among other things, an attempt to murder and possess explosives and dangerous weapons. The incident happened on April 15, 2023 in the seaside town of Wakajama. The Prime Minister was not injured in the assassination. Two people suffered minor injuries. Kimuru arrested on the spot.
On Tuesday, the attacker confessed to the Wakajam District Court to produce tubular bombs, but denied the accusation of an attempt to murder. The judgment is expected in February.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the man brought two tubular bombs to the event. The security forces have also found parts of the explosive device in the container approximately 60 meters from the venue of the event.
The attack on Kišida happened approximately a year after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzó Abe at the Assembly in Nara. ABE did not survive the attack. At that time, the incident led to an increase in measures to protect state officials.
Kimur’s contributions on social networks according to AP showed that It has reservations about the electoral system of Japan.
