Ex-Japan PM Abe's shooter to be detained longer for mental competence exam

Prosecutors said Thursday a court granted an extension of the detainment of the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to examine his mental fitness.Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, will be detained until Feb. 6 instead of Nov. 29 as originally scheduled, the Nara prosecutors said.Yamagami is being investigated for murder after Abe was shot while giving a campaign speech in the western city of Nara on July 8. Yamagami was arrested on the spot.Under Japan's Penal Code, those with diminished capacity are subject to reduced punishments, while anyone whose actions were due to ins…READ FULL ARTICLE