Kondo Takeyoshi
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DATE OF CRIMES
Between 1 April 1945 and 31 August 1945
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LOCATION OF CRIMES
Kumeryama, New Britain (present-day Papau New Guinea)
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DATE OF TRIAL
17, 18, 19 & 21 Feb 1947
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LOCATION OF TRIAL
Changi, Singapore.
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Case Summary
Accused was alleged to have ill treated Indian POWs by condoning and encouraging assaults by one Sherai.
For more information see:
http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/633da2/
http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/64f1e0/
http://www.legal-tools.org/doc/01c641/
In this case, the Court decided to call its own witnesses. It is rather interesting because the Prosecution initially requested the court to allow these witnesses to be called as Prosecution witnesses. However, the Court declined the request and said that they wanted to call them as Court witnesses, the reason being that there was marked contradiction in the evidence given by the Prosecution witnesses and Defence witnesses, so the Court had to step in and resolve this difference.
DEFENDANTS
Kondo, Takeyoshi. Lieutenant. From Japanese military. From Japan. Not guilty.
JUDGES
Symons, K. T. Lieutenant Colonel. From British military. Barrister-at-Law.
Hebden, E. N. Major. From British military.
Hussain, K. Major. From British military.
PROSECUTION
Gupte, G. V. Major. From British military. Pleader, High Court, Bombay.
DEFENCE LAWYERS
Hiroshe, Washiro. Judge Advocate, Supreme Court, Tokyo.
DEFENCE ADVISORY OFFICERS
Sinclair, D. F. H. Captain. From British military.