Takizawa Seita

090
DATE OF CRIMES
Between November 1942 and August 1943
LOCATION OF CRIMES
Burma-Siam Railway (present-day Thailand): Wan Lung, Matona and Conquita Camps
DATE OF TRIAL
11, 13 November 1946
LOCATION OF TRIAL
Changi, Singapore
Case Summary

Accused was a platoon commander in the 3rd Railway Company, 9th Railway Regiment. He was charged with the inhumane treatment of British POWs, including forcing sick men to work, allowing them to be kicked and beaten, and on one occasion, refusing to allow them to have their mid-day meal.

For more information see:

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/efff16/

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/44648c/

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/fd0e3b/

The prosecution did not rely on any witnesses and relied solely on evidence filed by various ex-POWs for the entire case.