Shimada Chokichi and others

Case Summary

Warrant Officer Shimada Chokichi, Sergeant Yamasaki Yorikazu, civilian interpreter Miyakawa Gengichiro, Corporal Morita Yasumasu and Superior Private Ato Saichi were all former Kempeitai personnel based in Bangkok, Siam. They were charged with the ill-treatment of certain civilians who were residents of Bangkok at that time. These civilians, both Chinese and Indians, had been arrested for suspected pro-allied and anti-Japanese activities. During interrogation and detention, it was said that Shimada, Yamasaki, Miyakawa, Morita, and Ato physically ill-treated the said civilians by, inter alia, beating them, electrocution, and making them stand in uncomfortable positions. The ill-treatment was said to last for many days and many of the civilians were left with injuries that persisted even after the war had ended. 

For more information, see:

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/3b40fb/

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/1d2973/

http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/4396e0/

It is well-known that the Chinese population was targeted by the Japanese during the Japanese invasion, but the fact that this case also involved Indian victims reveals that other races in the region also suffered under the Japanese.