JAKARTA - Indonesia through Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed its deep condolences and condolences for the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
"His dedication to serving the country and its people will always be remembered as the best example for all," said Retno when delivering a press statement after the G20 Foreign Minister's Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday, July 8.
Shinzo Abe died at the age of 67 after being shot by a man while campaigning in Nara Prefecture.
The perpetrator, Yamagami Tetsuya (41) opened fire on Abe from behind with a homemade weapon. Tetsuya is known to be a former Marine of the Navy and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces until 2005.
The shooting incident against Abe was the first murder of an official or former Japanese prime minister since the pre-war militaryism era in the 1930s.
Speaking before the announcement of Shinzo Abe's death, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida strongly condemned the shooting.
Meanwhile, the Japanese people and world leaders were shocked by the shooting incident that killed Shinzo Abe in a country where political violence is rare and the tightness of gun control.
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