Killer of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a psychiatric examination. A court in Nara Prefecture approved the arrest of Tetsue Yamagami until November 29 to check his mental state.. It is reported by Kyodo, citing a source close to the investigation..

According to the agency, the decision of the court to conduct a psychiatric examination of 41-year-old Yamagami was made because the question of his legal capacity is likely to be at the center of the trial.. It is important that in the penal code of Japan, persons with limited legal capacity are subject to a milder punishment, and a person declared insane is not subject to criminal punishment at all..

Earlier, during interrogations, Yamagami admitted that he decided to kill, because he considered Abe a representative of the Unification Church.. According to the defendant, his mother donated significant financial resources to this organization, which some experts consider a destructive sect, as a result of which the family was in a difficult situation..

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Recall that on July 8, Yamagami shot Abe twice during his speech in the city of Nara.. The former Japanese prime minister later died in hospital.. Yamagami did not try to escape and was caught red-handed.