Takuma Nishimura

"... bettor at ihe polls than onc headed by thc commanding, hut more controversial, Churchill. Killer of 145 Troops Sentenced to Be Hanged LOS NEGROS, Admiralty Islands Japanese Lt.- Gen. Takuma Nishimura, wno ordered ilic massacre of lio Australian and 35 war in Malaya. was sent to bo hanged. Tho war crimes court found lmm guilty of murder. Witnesses llie couri thal ..."

"... Order, Says Japs LOS NEGROS, Tuesday. ?. Five Japanese Army Officers, including ^ne^riow. charged with .murder^ said in sworn statements lo the #ar Crimes Co??rt to-day , that Lieut.-General Takuma Nishimura ordered the massacre of 110 Australian and 35 indian prisoners of war in Malaya in January,'1942. ' In a sworn statement made by Nishimura, also submitted by the Prosecutor, Mr. C. V. Rooney, K.C., Nishimura said '1 do not know of any prison- ers being shot. If such things did happen, they were without my knowledge, as I had. given definite instructions that all pri- ..."

"... Choji . Nakayama, in Jiis closing: address; said that the sur vivors of the divisional staff had- manoeuvred to impute v the whole- resporisibility for the massacre to Lieut.-General Takuma Nishimura and his personal: aide; Captain Sheichi Nonaka. Nakayama ' submitted that. Nonaka was absolutely innocent, and that' the- guilt7 of both was not . beyond" reasonable doubt; Before the addresses ..."

"... Army officers, including one who is now sitting next to hint in the dock, charged with murder, said in sworn statements to the War Crimes Court today that iieut.-General Takuma Nishimura ordered the massacres of 110 Aus Australian and 35 Indian prisoners of war in Malaya in January, 1942. Put.i.n a sworn statement made bv Nishimura, also submitted bv Prosecutor C. V. Rooney, K.C., N'shimura said' 'I do 'not know of any priso'ners being shot. If such things did happen they wore without by knowledge. I ..."