Defendant: Yagi, Yoshika, civilian employeee, Japanese Army
Docket No./ Date: 30/ May 6, 1946, Yokohama, Japan
Charge: 1. Committed cruel and inhuman acts and other offenses against
POWs
Specifications:
Verdict: 15 years confinement at hard labor/ Sentence Upheld
Reviewing Authority's Recommendations: Findings were all supported by
prosecution testimony.
Reviewing Authority: James A. Byrum, 1st Lieutenant, Assistant Staff
Judge Advocate
Prosecution Arguments:
Defense Arguments: 1. Several instances where the accused admitted to
beating prisoners because that was the order given by the camp commander
for violations of regulations of the camp. 2. Admitted beating one prisoner
for "violation of an instruction." 3. Accused treated prisoners
kindly and even refrained from carrying out orders from the camp commander
to "beat them frequently."
Judge Advocate's Recommendations:
