TOKYO — A 48-year-old representative of a right-wing extremist group turned himself in to Tokyo police Saturday morning in connection with the fatal stabbing Friday morning of Koki Ishii, a House of Representatives member in the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan.
The police said the man admitted to murdering the 61-year-old lawmaker and that they will arrest him after confirming details of his confession.
According to investigative sources, the man leads a rightist group and frequented Ishii's office.
The 61-year-old lawmaker was attacked in front of his house in Tokyo's Setagaya ward around 10:40 a.m. and rushed to hospital, where he died shortly after noon, police said.
According to workers at Ishii's office, the lawmaker was stabbed in the chest by a man while he was trying to get into his car. Ishii was on his way to a meeting with his supporters in the ward.
His secretary and a driver were in the car. The driver told the police he had never seen the attacker before.
The police said the man admitted to murdering the 61-year-old lawmaker and that they will arrest him after confirming details of his confession.
According to investigative sources, the man leads a rightist group and frequented Ishii's office.
The 61-year-old lawmaker was attacked in front of his house in Tokyo's Setagaya ward around 10:40 a.m. and rushed to hospital, where he died shortly after noon, police said.
According to workers at Ishii's office, the lawmaker was stabbed in the chest by a man while he was trying to get into his car. Ishii was on his way to a meeting with his supporters in the ward.
His secretary and a driver were in the car. The driver told the police he had never seen the attacker before.