The letter had been sent to an alleged critic of the Unification Church before the attack, suggesting an end to the former Japanese prime minister’s life.
Tetsuya Yamagami, the well-known author of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, had sent a letter shortly before the July 8 attack warning of his intentions. The letter, which reveals the 41-year-old’s strong grudge against the Unification Church – which he accuses of ruining his entire family after his mother made large donations, according to information from “The Japan Times” newspaper– , had previously been sent to an alleged critic of the Church, suggesting an end to the former prime minister’s life over ties to the cult.
The Japanese newspaper confirms that the police would have been aware of the existence of the document, which was sent from Okayama prefecture. The man who received the letter — which targeted Abe as an influential supporter — had criticized the Unification Church on a blog.
It should be remembered that the uncle of the alleged perpetrator indicated on Friday that his mother had donated a total of more than 700,000 euros to the Verenigingskerk. That money included about 60 million yen (about $429,000) from Yamagami’s father’s estate. In addition, the woman is said to have handed over to this church the money she had obtained after selling real estate and family property. He then continued to donate small amounts until he ran out of money in 2002.
Source: La Verdad

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