Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail.
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”We must never allow violence to suppress speech during elections, which are the foundation of democracy,” he said Saturday, as he campaigned across the country. Local media have described the organization as religious and said Yamagami’s family had suffered financial trouble as a result of his mother’s donations to the group.Abe had been campaigning in the western region of Nara for a candidate from his ruling LDP when Yamagami opened fire, and local police there on Saturday admitted ”problems” with the security plan for the high-profile figure.
”This is a democratic country and I despise the use of violence to eliminate someone,” he added when asked about Abe’s murder.Police have promised a ”thorough investigation” into what the head of the Nara regional police called ”problems with guarding and safety measures” for Abe. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Asia for meetings, will stop in Tokyo on Monday to offer condolences in person, the State Department said.
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