Yokohama No. T224

- The fa.cü thab obher: camps rnay have exequted nrj.soners unCer bhe
subterfugo.ernployed in..the lnsLa.nt case would noü Justify the accused ln
indulging in a.,einlLar icgrgful and..iltgerit pcü.'It is not...ble that ühe Chl-ef
of släffr;g.-lf4Jor,Qeqeralr".whorn Sugasawä e-o.n's;gXted; cLld noü dli"ecü üha.t bhe
laller,kl.11 lru.in upon.recapüure..' 4d.ctltted for the rules.. The 6th Artl-c1e:
rf, ühe F..egu1e,tfon ur.s $hovm h:iln, 'ariC,
rgp.gfts 'of 'ühe
shootings, ratrich shövied bhat
dee.qaqged rryere ki]f,ed;whil.r e.tüenpüfirg Lo-'escaf;:i{e then,ilreeted Suga.sawe ,
.to kil-! h'vdn ttaceording.to thes.e gxnrnpLöstt:(R; 6J).. The exanples irrdice.ted //
killings rhi-le escnping, '.jus,üifleble hcqici$eg. ltris provision of Rule 6 qid
4ot;dea].with.treatnenL.if captuled bgeapees (8..7?)J Thus the Chief of Staff
Iefü the .,nnf-üen.!,q be,hF.ndled "qccg1ding..to.!'he regulaüions. .Lt is idle bo
süpoose'thei.a,.mi*n.of'-.ühe; eviclent inücfligenög. ot''eotdnel .Suga.so.'ryi: or of tieuLenanü
Suenatgu r,r'oulcl believe bhnt the plain :l-ängw.'gc of ]tute 6 lnc1udecl drisonere.
vrho rere noü in thq procgss of escapin_g.
.'AÖcused
Suge.sarvp,, therefore, hnd
comoleüe freedon of aebion e4C c.r'moial'choicett."He volunberily chbse a. mebhod
whi{h hs lmelrto be illegal 0n51 pi-ainl;r inrtrici',bed üo l.leutenenü Suemabsu his
rßra1 clesires,-
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fäeuüenanü,did..tpt wish:üp'ennrlr o1L pfrg ntgi e.ag forhj-nse1f in case he 'oes,
iatcr ca}lcC. to gocounb by rcfumitro,.io'the'regrlntj.on jn his direct orrlep bo
s""*.t.*--i"-i.ia'trre raltop, "5iif the priqoiör oJ '...,er eciord.ing to the'rcgu-
Ietions concerning the treat.nent of pqlsoneSs of '1r;;.p.tt The regule'tiond did'nob
contecrpLabe bhe a,ct ',rh-ich oRgued. qe 'said, tha,t- therc-vrcre I'regulaül9rs in't-hg
Uia."cft' c*.rnp rrn fra7pqänatsg/ _shoutri'. ha,ve k1ot*:l (!, 7Z).: T.hu; Sue{r3rüsu e.cf,uall-y
ha.ct. a wlunbe-ry !tü41 fhoicerr 'and'-eoqlCrharie 1äg"l.i5t refüscd. to ldl1 .frrgin. - . -.
TfreV.$g!h urncteistöod, 'ühq .bcc.srise iL r.ns nede p1-a!ri thrb Suga-sa',',tiiwouH. bb pleasedto,"naivi-the
.deafh of .prisoner ecedropf:.ifrecr.:; .:31nci üe-inO:.cated to a subglc{ine.-te
wtreü his wronefui.CesLre-s vlrere,. jn'the;lrrllltfrou&edge ülietr his subordinntc .
.',.or?j-,i'in
a[..fikel-i]röoclbarr:' out tllt*"- rtedifisr- he tpn g6b i*good cbnseion9e t-'r
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;;-;Jtil;.Teg.ä";-iä-o""ne" +uni"ffir"nt- on the leclrdcälity wni&r hc atbenpted
jfor'lti.s-ö14m-fl'otecäon.
tb plan for'fuüurä ud'e
He rias a.volugrtary pi:fti$PAnt, .- .,
'aicfihe
pnd ,:bctLirq ix thc-,rte',th of lrr,i.n, rrd.hcnce,j.s lirblc es a prirtöipd'_
clesirasoI3riÄaläm"rryab.ecäuse.lrer,'.'rsonir.eI{qt9.d,tofo1].owtheregut1üio.n9.If{
he haö. done 9ä, Jiytin tsoulci.no! h.ave beeäYbTs.in. Th;rt he- kirow'he nvaF..dor!.8, ?
',rfongf ul, bhir-re is plain fro:n.his acLions in conccalirrg tnt Uö,I:".fcorn the -othör
r:ridners (n."36)r-(othor corpue" 'nr:re not fhus secYe:Led (n:c'. f0)), i.:a teltixg
untruths: gboutl tttä tuff et sbrii