Jul 23 (taiwannews.com.tw) - The suspected assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will go through psychiatric evaluation until later this year, reports in the Japanese media said on Saturday.
The 41-year-old suspect was apprehended on at the scene with a handmade gun on July 8, when Abe was shot during a campaign speech.
A court in western Japan's Nara, where the assassination took place, agreed to prosecutors' request that the suspect be held for psychiatric examination, media reports said.
According to Nikkei, the evaluation will determine whether or not the man will be indicted for the shooting.
Source: ANNnewsCH
