Japan: Abe murder suspect’s psychiatric evaluation extended, reports say
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A psychiatric assessment of whether a man accused of killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is fit to stand trial has been extended to February, media reports said on Thursday.
Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami was apprehended at the scene when Abe was shot dead in broad daylight in July.
Prosecutors halted questioning of Yamagami weeks later in order to examine his mental state around the time of the incident.
The assessment had been due to wrap up in late November but will now continue until February 6, Jiji Press and other Japanese media outlets reported.
The prosecutors’ office in Nara, where Abe was killed, did not respond immediately to an AFP request for comment.
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