Fumimoto Tetsuichi

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DATE OF CRIMES
1 June 1943 - 1 March 1944
LOCATION OF CRIMES
Krian Krai, Siam (present-day Thailand)
DATE OF TRIAL
23 August 1946
LOCATION OF TRIAL
Singapore
CASE INFORMATION
Case Summary

The defendant ill-treated and beat POWs while they were working on construction of a railway and sent sick prisoners to work in defiance of the advice of the POW medical officer.

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http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/a2b0d3/

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/0e0a18/

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/7c78f2/

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INTERESTING FACTS

This 1-day trial was the shortest trial in the history of war crimes cases in Malaya and the first to be held in the Victoria Memorial Hall.

LEGAL ACTORS
DEFENDANTS

Fumimoto, Tetsuichi. Korean Guard. From Japanese military. From Korea. Guilty. Death by hanging. Sentence reduced. 10 years' imprisonment. 

JUDGES

Blacklock, E.N. Lieutenant Colonel. From British military. Court president. Solicitor. 

Fortescue, F.G. Major. From British military.

Hughes, H. Captain. From British military.

PROSECUTION

Prestt, A.H. Major. From British military. Student member, Middle Temple. 

DEFENCE LAWYERS

Akazawa, Shoji. Prosecutor Nagoya District (Advocate), Japan.