Aug 25 (UPI) – The leader of Japan’s national police announced his resignation on Thursday, taking office for failing to save him from the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month.
“As we move forward with the new security arrangements, it’s clear why to go with a new list of people,” Nakamura said, according to Kyodo News.
The alleged attacker, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, approached Abe and shot into the nearby crowd as the former prime minister delivered a crusade speech ahead of parliamentary elections.
The report concluded that there was a “strong possibility” that the attack would have been avoided if police had known the dangers beforehand.
Thursday’s police report called for better coverage of personalities and dignitaries and called for updates to police coverage guidelines.
Nakamura told a news conference in July that “the center had been taken seriously for the police to assume their responsibilities. “
The alleged shooter was arrested at the scene and underwent a psychiatric evaluation, which can take months.
Yamagami told police he resented Abe for what he believed was a devout organization. The Federation of Families for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, showed that Yamagami’s mother was a member.
Abe, 67, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, from 2006 to 2007 and then from 2012 to 2020, when he resigned due to recurring physical problems.