The Osaka Court of Appeals sentenced Vincent Pieters, 47, 'a British subject, to five years imprisonment for alleged violation of the military secrets protection: law, Japanese sour~ ces said today Mr. Pielers, who Japanese said was a "spy," had appealed from an eight year sentence imposed by the Kobe district court. He was arrested in 'January, 1940, aboard the Taiyo 'Maru while alleged to have been trying to escape' from Japan to Hongkong.
During his trial, the prosecu-for said Mr. Pieters had tried 10 earn military secrets regarding Japanese cruisers, submarines and aeroplanes—United Press.
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