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Yokoyama told Wako "It is all right to have the execution without military court-martial," In first part of May Wako asked Sato for permission to execute flyers without trial. Sato said this must come from Yokoyama. Sato told Akita to ask Yokoyama and in 10 minutes he returned, said that Yokoyama agreed, and Sato so told Wako. In first part of May Wako asked Sato for permission to execute flyers without trial, on Sato's suggestion saw Yokoyama, came back in 10 minutes saying Yokoyama agreed. |
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June 20 execution: Murata must have been there; believes Wako was there. |
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Transferred from LS to Western Army Headquarters in January 1945. Immediate superior, Capt. Yusei Wako, staff officer and 2nd in command of LS. Saito a prosecutor as to Military criminal law, consulted with Wako, could so act as prosecutor only on permission of Wako, Ito, or GHQ. Wako assigned cases to Saito. Members of LS: Ito, Shoshin Wako, Yusei etc. Present at execution: Capt. Wako 1st Lt. Murata Officer Candidate (OC) Shimomitsu Saito Several NCO's June 20 execution: Saito 12 yards away. Wako beheaded 2-3 flyers. Wako could have stopped execution. Wako warned Saito that if anyone interrogated him, he should say he knew nothing of the executions. |
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Legal School in 1944, then went to Western Army Headquarters as OC in LS, as prosecutor in cases assigned by Wako regarding Japanese soldiers. Sota heard of execution without trial of flyers, but did not witness it. Heard of it on return from 57th Army (gone 16 June to 12 July 1945) from Wako, Murata, and others. 20 June execution: Heard - 9 flyers executed in Western Army Headquarters compound. Sato, of Intelligence Section in charge. Wako beheaded 3. Wako told Sota he executed 3. Present at 20 June execution: Sato Wako Saito Shimomitsu Toji Ikeda After War ended, Wako told Sota not to say anything about executions. |