76 years ago today, Japan announced its unconditional surrender
In the ensuing Tokyo Trial
Chinese judge Mei Ruxuan was at war with each other
In the end, it was narrowly won by one vote:
Hideki Tojo, Kenji Toihara, and Hiroshi Hirota
Seishiro Itagaki, Ishine Matsui, etc.
Seven Class A war criminals were sent to the gallows
△The scene of the Tokyo trial
"If the war criminals are not severely punished,
Only to die in the sea! ”
February 15, 1946
The Allied High Command is based on nominations from the Allied governments
11 judges of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East were appointed
Mei Ruxuan became a representative of China
In the face of millions of unjustly killed compatriots, he swore:
"I am entrusted by my countrymen and determined to act in accordance with the law
Don't let the perpetrators of the war escape justice! ”
International Military Tribunal for the Far East, 3 May 1946
Trials of Japan's leading war criminals in World War II began
Historically known as the "Tokyo Trial"
The trial lasted more than two years
The testimony of more than a thousand people enumerates the horrific crimes committed by Japan
The Tokyo Trials concluded:
The Japanese army deliberately created the Nanjing Massacre
In the end, 25 defendants were found guilty
Hideki Tojo and seven other Class-A war criminals were sentenced to death by hanging
Sent 7 Class A war criminals to the gallows
It was the Chinese judge Mei Ruxuan
April 1948
The work of the Tribunal entered the drafting stage of judgements
Under the struggle of Mei Ruxuan
It is drafted by a Chinese judge
The part of the judgment about China
△ Mei Ruxuan
Mei Ruxuan with the help of her assistant
A lot of effort was poured into the first draft of more than 300 pages
He claimed the verdict
A separate chapter explains the Nanjing Massacre
The court's consent was obtained
During the sentencing phase, the judges decide whether to impose the death penalty on war criminals
There was a great deal of disagreement
"If war criminals cannot be severely punished
There is no face to see Jiangdong's father and elder again
But he died in the sea, to thank the people of the country"
Mei Ruxuan was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night
He consulted with judges from various countries and experienced many arguments
Final Court Vote:
6∶5！
By a slim majority of one vote
Hideki Tojo, Kenji Toihara, ishigen Matsui
Seven class A war criminals were sentenced to death by hanging
"Forget the sufferings of the past,
Could invite future disasters."
Mei Ruxuan devoted her life to the diplomatic cause of New China
and the building of the legal system has made positive contributions
Against the Japanese right-wing forces
An act of attempting to overturn the case for a war of aggression
He has written several critical articles
Among them, in a long article exposing the crimes of the Nanjing Massacre
He wrote: "I am not an eminentist
I have no intention of turning Japanese militarism into account
The blood debt owed to us is written on the accounts of the Japanese people
But, I believe
Forgetting the sufferings of the past can lead to future calamities."
Mei Ruxuan as a witness
Trying to record the Tokyo trials as they were
International Military Tribunal for the Far East, 1973
A book was not yet completed, and he unfortunately died
Today, the manuscript of the book and the Tokyo Trials
Some of mei's diaries have been published
It provides valuable information for future generations to study the relevant history
△ Ordinary Chinese people were buried alive by the Japanese invaders
The Yasukuni Shrine enshrines 14 Class-A war criminals
What heinous crimes have they committed?
At the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan
More than a thousand War II war criminals are enshrined
These include 14 Class A war criminals:
Kotaro Kimura, Hiroki Hatada, Seishiro Itagaki
Akira Muto, Yosuke Matsuba, Osamu Nagano
Toshio Shirahige, Koichiro Hiranuma, Kuniaki Kobane
Umezu Mijiro and Shigetoku Togo
Back then, they committed heinous crimes!
1978 Yasukuni Shrine Secret Officer
The 14 Class A war criminals were moved to the main hall for worship
Since then, a number of Japanese prime ministers have been in place
He visited the Yasukuni Shrine as a public official
It has been strongly opposed by China, South Korea and other countries
Only 65 people left!
They are spending the rest of their lives waiting for an apology
In 1937, the Nanjing Massacre
300,000 compatriots were brutally killed by the Japanese army
Countless women have been devastated and maimed
Since the beginning of this year, 7 more survivors of the Nanjing Massacre have passed away
Currently, registered
Only 65 survivors of the Nanjing Massacre remain
They are still waiting for the rest of their lives for an apology from the invaders!
76 years passed in a flash
Those blood and tears wrote about the past
Don't forget, don't dare to forget!
Remember history, my generation self-improvement!
The source of this article: Voice of China (ID: zgzs001) of the Central Radio and Television Corporation is compiled and synthesized from the CCTV News Client, @CCTV News, Guangming Daily, CCTV Quick Look, China Military Television Network, etc
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