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Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals Document for Goiyama

Statement Title General Headquarters Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Legal Section
Record Type Report
Subject of Statement Shinju Goiyama
Statement Provided By

General Headquarters

Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Legal Section

Prosecution

(Requesting Agency)

Date: 15 November 1947

SUBJECT: Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals

TO: Criminal Registry Division, legal Section. 

1. Request that the following names person he apprehended and interned in prison for trial as a Suspected War Criminal:

a. name: GOIYAMA, Shinju

b. Rank of Title: Captain, IJA

c. Units to which attached: Western Army Headquarters, Fukuoka City

d. Dates and Places of service: 1942 to surrender

e. Hme address (if known): Kokura-shi, Imonoshi-machi, 103 Benchi

f. Synopsis of Charges presently prepared, subject to amendment, against subject Suspected War Criminal: As Adjutant Section Officer with duty of caring for American Prisoners held, he knowingly released them to Kyushu Imperial University for experimental vivisection, gave two prisoners anesthetic before they left. 

g. Synopsis of Evidence to support charges: Confession and statements of co-perpetrators

h. Anticipated place of trial: Yokohama

i. other informational that might assist in apprehension of desired person:

j. This Division has charges prepared, subject to amendment and sufficient supporting evidence to constitute a prima facie case against this man. 

Chief of Division

(Bergen)