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World War II Pacific Theater Case Synopses from Judge Advocate's Reviews Yokohama Class B and C War Crimes Trials

Defendant: Namba, Mooto, Camp Commander,

Docket No./ Date: 149/ May 15 - 23, 1947, Yokohama, Japan

Charge: Violation of the laws and customs of war: 1. Did willfully and unlawfully mistreat and abuse PW (spec 1, 2, 5, 6, 7) 2. Did willfully and unlawfully withhold and misappropriate Red Cross and other supplies (spec 3) 3. Did unlawfully disregard and fail to discharge his duty as camp commander, to control and restrain persons under his command, by permitting them to commit atrocities against PWs and violations of the laws of war (spec 4a-d, 9, 10a-b, d-e, h-i)

Specifications: beating; imprisonment for prolonged period of time and in one occasion without sufficient food and clothing for 7 days; withholding and misappropriate Red Cross and other supplies intended for PWs; command responsibility; permitting PWs to be beaten and otherwise abused; refusing medical aid and attention to PW; permitting PWs to load and transport ammunition and explosives, work directly related to war operations;

Verdict: 25 years CHL

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Child Testifying in Court in Manila.
Photo: U.S. Army, courtesy of Bob Harmon

The trial records of Japanese War Criminals Tried at Yokohama, Japan, between 1946 and 1949 is broken into 2 sets:

  1. 59 reels - Records of Trials and Clemency Petitions for Accused Japanese War Criminals Tried at Yokohama, Japan (1946-1948)
  2. 5 reels - Reviews of the Yokohama Class B and C war crimes Trials by the 8th Army judge Advocate (1946-1949)

The following is a summary of the corresponding case found in the latter group (5-reel set of Judge Advocate's Reviews). Analysis Prepared by Stella Lee Researcher, War Crimes Studies Center


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