Lawyers say church caused suffering for Abe’s alleged killer


              Legal experts, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, center, with Masaki Kito, left, and Yasuo Kawai, speaks during a news conference on the church and its activities at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Friday, July 29, 2022. A group of lawyers said Friday that the alleged assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of many victims of the Unification Church, which has long cultivated ties with high-level Japanese politicians. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
            
              Legal expert Hiroshi Yamaguchi, center, holding a book related to the Unification Church, speaks during a news conference on the church and its activities at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Friday, July 29, 2022. A group of lawyers said Friday that the alleged assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of many victims of the Unification Church, which has long cultivated ties with high-level Japanese politicians. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
            
              Legal experts, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, center, Masaki Kito, left, and Yasuo Kawai attend a news conference on the church and its activities at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Friday, July 29, 2022. A group of lawyers said Friday that the alleged assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of many victims of the Unification Church, which has long cultivated ties with high-level Japanese politicians. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
            
              Legal expert Hiroshi Yamaguchi, holding a book related to the Unification Church, speaks during a news conference on the church and its activities at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Friday, July 29, 2022. A group of lawyers said Friday that the alleged assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of many victims of the Unification Church, which has long cultivated ties with high-level Japanese politicians. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Lawyers say church caused suffering for Abe’s alleged killer