Amnesty of Japan's number one war criminal invading China

The Shanghai Military Tribunal for the trial of war criminals by the Ministry of National Defense was established in March 1946. During the trial, the Kuomintang government secretly colluded with Okamura Ningji, the number one war criminal of the Japanese invaders, publicly exonerated the Japanese war criminals, and staged an ugly drama in which the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invaders was acquitted, leaving a lasting stigma.

Okamura Ningji is a man.

Okamura Ningji was born in Tokyo on 1884. After graduating from the Japanese Army NCO School and the Army University, he began to invade China. He used to be the head of the "Zhinan" class of the Army Staff Headquarters, the head of the China class, and the military attache of the Japanese Embassy in China. From 1925 to 1927, he served as the military adviser of warlord Sun. 1928, he participated in the invasion of Qingdao and Jinan as the captain of the sixth infantry company, and participated in the "Jinan Massacre" that shocked the world.

From 65438 to 0932, he served as the deputy chief of staff of the Japanese "Shanghai Dispatching Army" and participated in the war of aggression against China. 1933, on behalf of the Japanese government, signed the Tanggu Agreement with the Kuomintang government to invade eastern Hebei and the territory north of the Great Wall. 1935, Umezu Yoshijiro, commander of the North China Army of the Japanese invaders, signed the Hemei Agreement with He. Later, he served as deputy chief of staff of Kwantung Army and military attache in Manchukuo, second chief of staff headquarters, head of second division, commander of tenth army, commander-in-chief of Japanese army in North China and commander of sixth army. Finally, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Japanese invaders and committed many crimes in China.

Please Chiang Kai-shek.

Okamura Ningji knew that he was guilty and could not escape punishment. Thinking that he was not only listed as a war criminal, but also the death penalty was inevitable, he sent his family back to Japan by special plane, ready to bear the sanctions alone.

However, he also believes that there is a chance to save his life in the conflict between the two countries. He is determined to "fight hard with * * * and make contributions by apologizing". He handed over the excellent weapons and equipment of millions of Japanese invaders to the Kuomintang government, handed over 40 or 50 secret documents he had dealt with the China * * * production party for many years to Chiang Kai-shek, and put forward an anti-* * plan to He. He said: "The biggest internal worry of China is the strength of the * * * army, which cannot be underestimated. At present, there are still 300,000 Japanese troops between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River in central China. I suggest not to disarm for the time being. I will lead your commanders under the unified command to help the national army destroy the * * * army. You only need to be responsible for the supply, and other weapons, ammunition and medical care will be solved by ourselves. "

He appreciated this very much and immediately reported it to Chiang Kai-shek for approval. Although Chiang Kai-shek was afraid of losing people's hearts and dared not make a move, he regarded Okamura Ningji as one of his own, and decided to reduce the scope of war criminals to a minimum, even to one person. He gave clear instructions: "The news of the arrest of traitors and the arrest regulations should not be announced, and they can only be officially announced after the approval of this chairman." "In the future, Deputy Director Dai (Li) will be responsible for the arrest of traitors in order to achieve unity and avoid differences."

Chiang Kai-shek made it clear that Okamura Ningji should be given special treatment. Therefore, in more than a month after the Japanese surrender, the commander-in-chief of the army, He Qinying, delayed ordering the disarmament of Okamura Ningji. Therefore, the dispatch headquarters stationed in the Foreign Ministry Building in Dafang Lane, Nanjing is still heavily guarded, with anti-aircraft guns and machine guns on the shelves. Japanese officers and men still oppress the people, rape women and run amok. Qiu Weida, commander of Nanjing garrison, made many representations before ordering Okamura Ningji to hand over his weapons and equipment.

In order to collude with Okamura Ningji against * * *, Chiang Kai-shek and He He declared Okamura Ningji as the "Director of Liaison Office of Japanese Officers and Soldiers in China Theater", entrusted with the important task of assisting in surrender, maintaining public order and repatriating Japanese prisoners and overseas Chinese, and later appointed him as the "liaison monitor" of the Kuomintang government, secretly serving as the position of military adviser of the Kuomintang.

10, the producer of China * * * announced in Yan 'an that Okamura Ningji was listed as the number one war criminal. Chiang Kai-shek and He instructed newspapers in Nanjing and all parts of the Kuomintang not to publish this news.

1946 In September, the head of the Kuomintang War Criminals Handling Committee answered a reporter's question on the orders of Chiang Kai-shek and He Wei: "Okamura Ningji was a Japanese war criminal, but since Japan surrendered, he has made remarkable achievements in maintaining public order in Nanjing and assisting our government to accept surrender. At present, he is the liaison monitor, and his work is not over yet. When he was detained for trial, the Committee is now studying. "

Key protected objects

Chiang Kai-shek's perverse behavior of sheltering Okamura Ningji has aroused strong condemnation from international public opinion. MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces stationed in Okamura Ningji, had to stop all diplomatic activities in the United States on October 26th, 65438. 1On October 23rd, the Far East International Military Tribunal asked Okamura Ningji to testify in Tokyo. However, the Kuomintang government refused to acknowledge Okamura Ningji's health problems.

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East saw through the conspiracy of the Kuomintang government and demanded that Okamura Ningji be sent to Tokyo for trial. The Kuomintang government had to examine the detention as a war suspect. He sent two senior officers to accompany him from Nanjing to Shanghai, falsely claiming that he would be detained in Shanghai War Crimes Prison for trial, which actually became the key protection object of the Kuomintang government.

At that time, the legend about Okamura Ningji's whereabouts varied from country to country. Okamura Ningji was restless, so he sent his chief of staff, Kogasawara, to inquire about the news from Major General Cao Shicheng of the Second Hall of the Ministry of National Defense. Cao Shicheng brought reliable news the next day: "The trial of Okamura will be held after September. Because President Jiang, Bai Chongxi's defense minister, Chen Cheng's chief of staff and General He Qinying are very grateful to Okamura for his work after the armistice, the trial is only a form, but the time to return to China after the signing of the peace treaty is appropriate. "

Fake trial is really an act.

On July 7th, the prosecutor of Shanghai Military Court issued a summons to Okamura Ningji, asking him to appear in court on July 2nd 10. This made Okamura Ningji nervous again. Chiang Kai-shek was considerate of Okamura Ningji, and ordered Wu Wenhua, the liaison officer of the Second Hall of the Ministry of National Defense, to visit quietly and convey the arrangement of Chiang Kai-shek, He Qinying and the Ministry of National Defense, indicating that before the trial of the Far East International Military Tribunal ended, Okamura Ningji had been tried and the instructions had been issued, and he would not hesitate to sell the core secrets. He grovelled and said: "The so-called disease in the instruction has been cured, so that the trial can be postponed, and the court will take action according to the condition. It is better to submit the diagnosis result to the court as soon as possible; President Jiang also agreed to start the trial and pointed out that it should be dealt with lightly; As a defendant, you should be held in a prison for war criminals, but you should recuperate due to illness or move to Beijing-Shanghai hospital, which is still under study; Regarding the issue of bail, the court should have instructions at the time. "

Okamura Ningji said in his memoirs about his feelings at this moment: "Since the armistice, I always thought that the day of being tried as a war criminal was bound to come, and now this day has finally arrived. However, I am very grateful to the China government and the military leadership for their care and kindness in the past two or three years. "

On July 2nd, China Shanghai Military Court formally tried Okamura Ningji. The court adopts the collegiate system of five people. The presiding judge is Shi Meiyu and Major General of the Military Court of the Ministry of National Defense to try war criminals, and the presiding judge is four full-time colonel judges, namely Ye Zaizeng, Qilu, Lin Jianpeng and Zhang Tikun.

10: 30, the trial of Okamura Ningji began. First of all, prosecutor Shi Yong questioned whether Okamura Ningji's aggressive experience in China and his subordinates' illegal acts were responsible.

With the support of Chiang Kai-shek and He, Okamura Ningji defended himself without fear, saying: "I think subordinate crimes are facts, but also sporadic illegal acts at lower levels, which have nothing to do with military commanders, army commanders and general commanders, and do not belong to the problem of * * * crimes with the same responsibility. Even so, I should still bear the moral responsibility. "

Shi Meiyu conveyed the instructions of Chiang Kai-shek and He Qinying to the judge in advance, so no one dared to touch Okamura Ningji's personal crimes. The trial will end in an hour, which is purely routine.

On July 6, 2008, Wu Wenhua, the liaison officer of the Second Office of the Ministry of National Defense, visited Okamura Ningji again and carefully drafted a bail application for him, which was clearly copied by staff officer Matsuoka and submitted to the court for approval.

On August 6th, 2004, Okamura Ningji was given a preliminary trial by the Shanghai Military War Crimes Tribunal. The trial was purely a formality, and it took only half an hour to end hastily.

Chiang Kai-shek and He ordered Sun to give preferential treatment in all aspects, and invited Qian Longsheng and Jiang He, the "first-class lawyers" of the Kuomintang, to serve as defense lawyers, nervously planning to help formally pass the trial.

"golden cicada shelling" plan

On August 23rd, 1948, the long-delayed trial of Okamura Ningji, a war criminal, finally opened.

The audience saw that Okamura Ningji pushed all the responsibilities cleanly, which aroused strong anger and demanded that Okamura Ningji be investigated for war crimes.

The court debate was extremely fierce. Until 6: 30 pm, Dean Shi Meiyu announced the end of the trial and tried again on another day. Anyone with legal knowledge knows that according to the usual practice, major cases will be tried on the day when the debate ends, and the verdict originally scheduled for 3 o'clock has not been filed. It is not difficult for people with discerning eyes to see that this is a big scam to fool the people and prevaricate international public opinion.

At 7: 20 pm on August 23rd, Okamura Ningji returned to prison. The warden Sun gave a warm welcome like a victorious general. The next day, he came to the prison in Okamura Ningji to express his condolences and mysteriously revealed the secret: "There are two opinions within the (Kuomintang) government about the time for the public trial of Mr. Wang. The diplomatic side holds that it is appropriate to wait for the international judgment on other war criminals before making a judgment. On the other hand, the Ministry of National Defense advocates a speedy judgment. Therefore, a decision can only be made by asking President Jiang. The next public trial may be to continue the debate, and whether it is decided immediately has not yet been decided. "

After receiving the news of Chiang Kai-shek and He's conspiracy, he immediately submitted an application to the Shanghai Military Court: "Request medical parole due to illness."

Okamura Ningji applied for medical parole on the grounds of heart disease and diarrhea. His trial was postponed for 30 days. After being hospitalized, Minister of National Defense He called senior Kuomintang officials to discuss how to try Okamura Ningji. He Qin Ying and Cao Shicheng advocated acquittal; The Minister of Justice and Administration advocated that public opinions should be taken into account and the judgment should be consistent with that of the Tokyo Military Court. The meeting was in dispute and had to ask Chiang Kai-shek for instructions.

It turned out that Shi Meiyu had been bullied by Chiang Kai-shek and had a hard time. She knew that it was not easy to hear the case, so she played a trick of "golden cicada pulling out its shell" and issued a report. Who knows that the report was not approved, but he was promoted to the director of the procuratorate of the Ministry of National Defense, and his rank was promoted from Major General to Lieutenant General. He also received a secret telegram from Chiang Kai-shek to the effect that he was acquitted according to the petition of Tang, the garrison commander of Songhu, which should be accurate, and so on. Shi Meiyu didn't dare to offend Chiang Kai-shek, so she had to draft a judgment to exonerate Okamura Ningji, and ask the new defense minister Xu Yongchang to review and sign it. This is a job.

1On October 26th, the Shanghai Military Court held the last public trial of Okamura Ningji, and the scale was greatly reduced. Only more than 20 journalists were invited to attend.

At that time, all the judges stood up and listened to Shi Meiyu read the verdict. The whole court was silent. When "Okamura Ningji is not guilty" was read, the court was in chaos. The court police tried their best to keep order by waving sticks, which enabled Shi Meiyu to read the verdict.

On October 28th, Mao Zedong issued a solemn statement on behalf of the Central Committee, condemning the release of Okamura Ningji by the Kuomintang authorities and demanding the re-arrest and imprisonment of Okamura Ningji. The national public opinion also unanimously condemned the slogan "No Japanese war criminals are allowed to be transported away" in various parts of Shanghai.