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The assassination that could change Japan forever

2022-07-08 13:40:54Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The assassination that could change Japan forever
Shinzo Abe

Since news of the former Japanese prime minister's death hit the media this morning, the messages from friends and family have not stopped, all asking the same question: How could this happen in Japan?

This is how "BBC" reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes begins his report from Nara, Japan, who continues: "I felt the same myself. Living here, you get used to not thinking about violent crimes."

The identity of the victim makes the news even more shocking. Shinzo Abe may no longer be Japan's prime minister, but he is still an important public figure and perhaps the best-known Japanese politician of the last three decades.

Who would want to kill Abe? And why?

I'm trying to think of something similar, another violent political action that would be just as shocking to the country's population. The only one that comes to mind is the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.

When I say that people here do not think about serious crimes, I am not exaggerating.

Yes, the Yakuza, the famous Japanese organized crime group, exist, but most people have nothing to do with them. Even the Yakuza shun guns because the fines for illegal possession aren't worth the rent.

Owning a gun in Japan is very difficult. You must have no criminal record, mandatory training, psychological evaluation and an extensive background check that includes police interviews with neighbors is required.

As a result, gun crime does not exist here. On average, there are fewer than 10 gun deaths in Japan in a year. In 2017, there were only 3. Attention has focused on the killer and the weapon he used.

Who is he? Where did you get the gun? Japanese media reports that the 41-year-old is a former member of the country's self-defense force, equivalent to the military. But further investigation reveals that he served three years in the navy.

His weapon is even stranger. Photos of it show that it is a homemade weapon. Two pieces of steel pipe joined with black tape glue and a forged trigger.

Was this a political crime or the act of a fantasist, someone who wanted to be famous, shooting someone famous? So far, we don't know.

Although right-wing extremists exist in Japan, Abe, a right-wing nationalist, would not be a target. It is not yet clear whether the murder of the former prime minister falls into the first or second category. But what is certain is that the assassination will change Japan.

Because the place is safe, security here is smooth. During election campaigns, like the current one, politicians stand on street corners to give speeches and shake hands with passers-by.

It's the almost certain scenario how Abe's killer was able to get so close and empty his self-made weapon on him.

 


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