Defendant:
Kamayama, Nubuo, only enlisted man, Second in command under two other defendants
Docket No./ Date: 12/ Mar. 5-13, 1946, Yokohama, Japan
Charge: 1. Committing atrocities against POWs 2. Command Responsibility
Specifications:
Verdict: Confinement at hard labor for 20 years/ Setence upheld
Reviewing Authority's Recommendations: He was in charge when commandant
was absent and he knew, or should have knonwn that the beatings and atrocities
were taking place in the camp.
Reviewing Authority: Reviewer, Judge Advocate Section
Prosecution Arguments:
Defense Arguments: 1. Striking POWs ws strictly forbidden, so he did
not do so except in one instance. 2. Had no authority over the civilian
guards at the mine and over the personnel at the dispensary. 3. Denied
beating prisoners
Judge Advocate's Recommendations:
