The Archive · 1933

Naval Officers Condemned

Tokyo, Sept. 11, Procurators to-day demanded that death sentences be meted to. the Subalterns—Seishi" Koga, "Taku Mikami and Isamu Kutolwa, and sentences of life imprisonment for three others (Int. Murayama, Nakamura. and H. Yamagishi,' and from six to three years imprison~ ment for the other naval officers concerned in the murder of Premier Tnukat, and other acts. of terrorism which took place on' May 16 last year.

Heavier sentences have been demanded for the naval officers than for the military cadets concerned also in the May 15 outs rages, as they have been declared instigators, ringleaders and seniors.

The movement throughout the country urging I owing to the Which impelled the action of the After speaking for three hours, states United Press, the chief pro-securing officer, Yamamoto, made his demands for the sentence chief prosecutor syme pathy for the accused. When the Mr. Johnson is not going to pro- trial opened in. the morning, the test against the request of the! court was, surrounded \Jaoanese that all foreigners should meries and police, refrain from riding on the glacis K Nomura, commander-in-chief of during manceuvres by the Legation the Yokosuka Naval Station, was in guards. The American Minister the audience, In the meantime, the has replied to a Japanese letter 3 nation-wide "movement. to lighten ting forth the details of the aff that brought about ¢he request, penalty for, the accused, continues, 'o-day 60,000 written petitions wer 'Miss Arguello and several others delivered to the chief' judg were riding on the glacis on Mon-Jday morning when the Japanese guards began manauvres behind the Austrian ino. One of, the

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