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#Truth about Tokyo Tribunal
While many Japanese were being hanged or sentenced to life in prison for POW abuse at the Class BC trials, horrific abuse was being carried out by Allied soldiers at war criminal camps around Japan. Although Sugamo was much better,
While many Japanese were being hanged or sentenced to life in prison for POW abuse at the Class BC trials, horrific abuse was being carried out by Allied soldiers at war criminal camps around Japan. Although Sugamo was much better,
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even the Class A defendants continued to be "mistreated" in a manner that would have resulted in felony charges if the same standards were applied as in the war crimes trials. The defendants were rarely allowed to get a good night's sleep.
From Aoi Shigemitsu's "Sugamo Diary,
"The old man found it unbearable to sleep under an electric light at night, with his head exposed to view from the corridor, and his head sticking out the entrance to the corridor where the wind came.
"The old man found it unbearable to sleep under an electric light at night, with his head exposed to view from the corridor, and his head sticking out the entrance to the corridor where the wind came.
The corridors are always noisy to watch over the prisoners. Earlier, there was a sudden change in General Nagano's condition, and now Matsui is in critical condition. Those with weak respiratory organs and those suffering from neuralgia could become seriously ill
at a moment's notice. The war has not stopped. It is truly regrettable that the relationship between Japan and the United States should stray even slightly from the path of reconciliation, considering the state of the world.
The above image shows Osami Nagano (center), who died during the trial, and his defense attorneys Brannon and Hachiro Okuyama.
Correction: Mamoru Shigemitsu
(Not Aoi Shigemitsu).
(Not Aoi Shigemitsu).
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