From1September 1945 12 to the end of March 1948, Okamura was placed under house arrest by the China government in the name of "Chief of the General Liaison Department of Japanese Officers and Soldiers in China Theater" and "Liaison Supervisor". In addition to assisting the repatriation of Japanese troops and overseas Chinese, Okamura also served as a secret military adviser to the Kuomintang military authorities.

At the end of March, 1948 was sent to Shanghai for trial. In mid-August, he was officially sent to Shanghai War Criminals Prison, but he was soon placed under surveillance in the secret residence of Huang Du Road in Shanghai in the name of "medical parole".

1949 65438+1On October 26th, the military court of the Republic of China pronounced him "not guilty" in Shanghai. At the same time, because Okamura was acquitted, there was a storm in China.

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When Okamura Ningji was the secret military adviser of Nanjing government, he was well treated in Nanjing. He often meditates, plays chess, drinks and takes a walk for leisure. Senior officials and politicians even visited or met with him. Under the strong pressure of international and domestic public opinion, Chiang Kai-shek had to announce that Okamura Ningji would be sent to a military court in China for trial.

In this trial, Shi Meiyu is the presiding judge of the court and Wang Jiamei is the public prosecutor. Judges include Qilu, Lin Jianpeng, Zhang Tikun and Ye Zaizeng. Jiang,,, Qian Longsheng and other lawyers acted as defenders.

President Shi Meiyu first interrogated Okamura Ningji, but he always evaded the important and tried to avoid it. By 12, the morning trial was over. The trial will continue at 3 pm. Several defense lawyers had a heated debate with the court, and the atmosphere in the court was once tense. At 6: 30 pm, Dean Shi Meiyu announced the end of the trial.

Okamura Ningji's public trial only stopped once and lasted for several months, which caused dissatisfaction from all walks of life. In fact, the day before the trial, that is, on August 22, Sun, the warden of the War Crimes Prison, went to his bedroom to tell the inside story and give him courage.

After a public trial, Okamura Ningji was detained in Jiangwan Gaojing Temple War Criminals Prison. On September 8, Okamura applied for bail due to illness. 1October 27th, 165438+ released from prison and returned to Huang Du Road, Hongkou. As the number one Japanese war criminal, he was imprisoned for more than 100 days. Until half a year later, that is,1949 65438+1October 24th, the military court issued a summons to Okamura. Prior to this, the presiding judge Shi Meiyu received a telegram signed "Zhongzheng": "According to the petition of Tang, the garrison commander of Songhu, he is not guilty and should be allowed."

65438+1On the morning of October 26th 10, the military court held its second public hearing to hear the Okamura Ningji case. The time and place of the trial were not announced. Only more than 20 journalists were allowed to attend the trial, which was far from the scene of thousands of people attending the first public trial. At the public trial, Shi Meiyu symbolically asked several questions, and then read out the verdict at 4 pm that day, declaring Okamura Ningji innocent.

The reasons put forward in this judgment are far-fetched, especially the Okamura Ningji case was limited to June 65438 +0944 165438 10 to August 65438 +0945, when Okamura Ningji was the commander-in-chief of China. The atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders before 1944 1 1 had nothing to do with Okamura Ningji, so I didn't say a word about them. During the whole trial, the military court completely avoided the war crimes committed by the Japanese army in the anti-Japanese base area of the * * * production party, especially the sweeping of North China under the command of Okamura, which showed obvious protection.

After the verdict was read, the court was in an uproar. Shi Meiyu refused to answer the reporter's questions and doubts, immediately announced her withdrawal from the election and hurriedly hid in the president's office. Angry reporters rushed into the office to protest against the court, regardless of the military police's blocking. At that time, under the whisper of the court adjutant, Okamura Ningji took the opportunity to walk away from the back door and returned to his apartment on foot. Okamura Ningji was acquitted, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from domestic public opinion. Many people with a sense of justice protested, and the producer of China also issued a statement.

The trial of Okamura Ningji was the biggest failure of the Shanghai Military Court and the National Government in trying Japanese war criminals.

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