Chapter 580 Public Trial (Continued)

Cai Zhong began to read the indictment.

The indictment is very long, and Gu Shoufu was prosecuted in six major counts: crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, war crimes, homicide, ** crimes, and robbery; Guan Guizhi was prosecuted in six major categories: crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, war crimes, homicide, ** crimes, and robbery.

Due to the rush of time and the war years, it was difficult to obtain evidence, and the indictment was mainly based on the confessions of Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi.

At the beginning, Cai Zhong could still keep calm, and read clearly word by word, and at the end, when he read that after Gu Shoufu led the Sixth Division to occupy the empty city of Nanjing, in order to retaliate, he ordered a week's holiday, and slaughtered wildly in the countryside and market towns around Nanjing. Infected by him, the audience burst into tears.

Liu Yimin's voice was full of grief and indignation: "Ladies and gentlemen, the prosecutor is so grief and indignation that he can't read the indictment, and the judge allowed him to rest for 10 minutes." We used this time to recall the charges against Gu Shofu in the indictment. The first is the crime of breaching peace, and the basis for this article is mainly ..., the first is the "Non-War Pact" signed in Paris in 1928, which clearly prohibits war as a tool for the implementation of policy, and that waging a war of aggression is a crime, to which Japan is a party. Second, the 1923 League of Nations Convention on Mutual Assistance defined a war of aggression as an international crime. Third, the 1924 Protocol for the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes recognized war of aggression as an international crime. Not only Tani Toshio, but all Japanese soldiers who participated in the war of aggression against China, including the Japanese emperor, were all guilty of this crime. ”

Jingjing's voice was also a little choked: "The second crime charged against Gu Shoufu is a crime against humanity. Crimes against humanity, also known as crimes against humanity or crimes against humanity, are major international crimes that can be closely watched by the entire international community. On August 10, 1920, the Entente first introduced the legal concept of crimes against humanity when they signed the Treaty of Peace with Turkey. According to the interpretation of General Liu Yimin, an invincible general of China's anti-Japanese war, the meaning of crimes against humanity is: murder, extermination, enslavement, exile and any other inhumane acts against civilians before or during the war; or persecution for political, racial or religious reasons for the commission of or in connection with any offence within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, irrespective of whether it violates the law of the place where the offence was committed. According to General Liu Yimin's definition, crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, and war crimes are the three major crimes of war crimes."

Liu Yimin continued: "The third is a war crime. The offence was intended to be contrary to the laws or customs of war. Such violations include, but are not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation of civilians of occupied territories for enslavement or other purposes, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons at sea, killing of hostages, plundering of public or private property, destruction of towns or villages, or destruction not based on military necessity. War crimes are often committed in the name of the State and its institutions, or in a group or organization. However, the state is an abstract collective, and all wars of aggression are planned, launched, and carried out by concrete people. It is only individual responsibility that can effectively implement the provisions of international law. All high-ranking Japanese bureaucrats who participated in advocating, planning, and carrying out a war of aggression against China, including the Japanese emperor, were charged with this crime. ”

These three crimes determined by Liu Yimin were also the crimes convicted of Japanese Class A war criminals during the Tokyo trial in later generations. It's just that the Tokyo Trial allowed too many war criminals to escape punishment because the Japanese poured ** soup on MacArthur. Xianggu Toshio, in the end, he didn't even have a Class A war criminal, only a Class B war criminal. After the Chinese government learned the truth about the Nanjing Massacre, it extradited him back to China and shot him. Now that Gu Shoufu has fallen into the hands of Liu Yimin, he will definitely not let him escape the charge he deserves.

Jingjing continued: "As for the crime of murder, Gu Shoufu, Guan Guizhi himself, and the Japanese army under their command are all in a lot of blood debts, and it is difficult to write about them. Every time Gu Shoufu captured a city, he would order the troops to take a holiday, that is, to connive at the soldiers to burn, kill, loot and rape women in public. Gu Shoufu openly said that conniving at soldiers to burn, kill, loot, and rape women would help boost morale. ”

Liu Yimin said: "Speaking of ** crime, Gu Shoufu himself confessed that since he led his troops to China, in addition to conniving at his subordinates **Chinese women and forcing Chinese women to be Japanese soldiers***, he himself raped and killed as many as 52 women in China, and **16 people in the surrounding area of Nanjing alone. These ordinary Chinese women, from white-haired old women to children under the age of 10, were all raped and then killed by Gu Shoufu without exception. Although Guan Guizhi went to the Chinese battlefield for a short time, he was stationed in the area along the Jinpu Road for a long time, and he and his subordinates took pleasure in ** Chinese women, Guan Guizhi himself confessed that he had ** 10 Chinese women. Judging from what they did and the behavior of other generals of the Japanese army who invaded China, the army non-commissioned officer school and the army university of the Japanese army are purely a nest of animals that cultivate animals, which makes all peace-loving people despise it."

Jingjing continued: "According to Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi, everywhere they passed, they had to frantically plunder the property of the Chinese, even the Buddha statues, scriptures and even ordinary lampstands in the temple, and they were not afraid that they would go to hell after death. ”

At this moment, Cai Zhong, who served as the prosecutor, had already recovered his strength and began to read out the blood-congealed indictment again.

When Cai Zhong finished reading the indictment, the audience was full of shouts of "hang Gu Shoufu".

Chiang Kai-shek, who was next to the radio, rang the tablebell on the table again, called the staff officer on duty, and asked whether the communication and liaison group of the resident instructor had conveyed his order to Liu Yimin.

The staff officer reported that the venue of the public trial was not by the Yellow River, but in Jinan's Wusan Park, which was formerly known as Zhongshan Park, and was very close to the communications and liaison group. They have already written the order of the commission into a note and handed it to Liu Yimin, who is serving as an announcer, and ** official.

As soon as Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he knew that the people in the communication and liaison group had not received a reply from Liu Yimin, so he immediately ordered the staff officer on duty: "Send them a report again, asking them to stand beside Liu Yimin and tell him that Gu Shoufu must be late." Guan Guizhi was sentenced to death by hanging or shooting. ”

The staff officer on duty reported in a whisper that General Liu Yimin was broadcasting, and that the people of the communications and liaison group might not be able to reach him.

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes swept around the staff officer on duty, and he saw that the staff officer's face was sweating hotly, and he hurriedly said: "Report to the chairman of the committee, I will send a telegram again, asking them to go to General Liu Yimin's side to directly convey your orders and supervise their implementation." ”

Only then did Chiang Kai-shek wave his hand and ask the staff officer on duty to handle it quickly.

After listening to the indictment, *** in Xi'an was silent for a long time, and said to Zhou Enlai and others beside him: "Gu Shoufu and Guan Gui are innocent of death, and it is not too much to sentence them." ”

Zhou En said: "The gallows have been erected, and the lightest waiting for them is also hanging." After many years, the Chinese can finally judge the aggressor. It's a day to remember."

Mr. Peng has a hot temper and doesn't rub sand in his eyes: "Guan Guizhi is on the gallows, but Gu Shoufu can't." This *** Gu Shoufu, the gallows that Qianfu pointed out is a bit too cheap for him, he should be sentenced to Ling Chi, and he should be slashed alive with a knife."

He Long on the side spoke again: "Mr. Peng, don't you say that the little devils fell into the hands of Liu Yimin, so they can still be cheaper?" I see, if I don't know it, I'll sentence Gu Shoufu Ling Chi in a while."

Mr. Zhu was upset, and once again asked a few people not to talk and listen to the radio.

The public trial has now reached the stage of the defendant's defense, and I only heard the gavel of the ** official Yang Dalin: "Defendant Gu Shoufu, do you have any defense for the prosecutor's accusations against you?" ”

After the translation and translation, Gu Shoufu, who was tied to the wooden pillar, seemed to be sober, this old devil, probably realizing what was the final outcome waiting for him, suddenly retorted: "Your Excellency, the prosecutor's accusations against me are all nonsense. The war between China and Japan was decided by the governments of the two countries, and I am just a soldier, and it is my duty to obey and carry out orders. Therefore, I cannot accept the prosecutor's accusation that I am guilty of crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, and war crimes. As for the crimes of homicide, **, and robbery, they are pure fabrications, please show evidence. ”

** Guan Yang Dalin turned to the prosecutor: "Prosecutor, the defendant asked for evidence. This judge adopts it. Please show evidence. ”

Prosecutor Cai Zhong said: "** officer, Gu Shoufu is not an ordinary Japanese soldier, but a senior officer who participated in the decision-making of Japan's war of aggression against China. I have sufficient evidence here to prove that Gu Shoufu committed the above six crimes, one is that we have seized Gu Shoufu's 12 diaries, which record in detail Gu Shoufu's participation in the decision-making process of expanding the war of aggression against China at the Japanese Imperial Council, as well as the records of Gu Shoufu ordering troops to massacre civilians and loot property. The second is his confession during the interrogation of Gu Shoufu, and he has confessed to all the crimes. There are crimes that we can think of, and there are crimes that we can't think of. For example, Gu Shoufu confessed that in a family of traditional Chinese medicine in Nanjing, he robbed four large boxes of books and more than 2,000 antique calligraphy and paintings at one time. Third, we have seized a large number of archives of the Japanese army from the headquarters of the 12th Army, mainly the archives of the former headquarters of the Second Army, which contain newspapers and pictorials of the Japanese army, which clearly record the bestiality of Gu Shoufu and the Sixth Division after entering China, that is, what they call the brilliant achievements. The reason why Gu Shoufu was dismissed as the commander of the Sixth Division and reappointed as a military staff officer was because his bestiality was exposed by Chinese and foreign reporters, and the Japanese army headquarters had to dismiss him, Matsui Ishine, and King Hatohiko of Asakanomiya. According to the Japanese newspaper, Gu Shoufu once invited World War I veterans to see the results of his massacre in the villages and market towns around Nanjing, and was scolded by these veterans for ruining the prestige of the Japanese army. Fourth, we have collected newspapers from the United States, Britain, France, and other countries, which contain war newsletters taken and written by foreign correspondents and photos of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army. Fifth, we have witnesses who commanded the Sixth Division to slaughter villages and destroy households in the Pingjin and eastern Hebei regions, and to cause one bloody case after another. Ask the ** officer to review the relevant documentary evidence and call witnesses. ”

After speaking, Cai Zhong's assistant carried more than a dozen stacks of thick evidence materials in front of Yang Dalin.

Then there is the summoning of witnesses.

After Gu Shoufu led the Sixth Division to invade China, he began to fight in North China, and then fought in the Songhu and Nanjing battlefields, and then returned to North China to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the instructors. Witnesses from Shanghai and Nanjing did not have time to come to Jinan, but witnesses from the battlefields of Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong abounded. As soon as the judge said that the witnesses would be called, a large area immediately poured out of Hulala, and one by one began to complain with blood and tears.

The testimony of these witnesses was bloody, tearful, and so tragic that the audience at the radio could not bear to listen to it, and covered their ears and wept.

When Liu Yimin listened to the blood and tears of the witnesses, and was thinking about whether the hanging sentence for Gu Shoufu was too light, Luo Ronghuan came over and handed him a note, telling him that the people in the ** communication and liaison group would see him alive or dead.

Liu Yimin unfolded the strip and looked at the electric light, only to see that it was written: "After receiving Chairman Jiang's telegram order, the criminal Gu Shoufu must be sentenced to Ling Chi to death." ”

Liu Yimin smiled when he saw it, Lao Tzu was about to kill Gu Shoufu alive, and this order from Chairman Jiang came

Liu Yimin told Luo Ronghuan that he was busy, and the people in the communication and liaison group disappeared for the time being, and he took time to meet them. They can be told that the order of the Chairman has been received and that it is being followed.

It may be that Chiang Kai-shek's later telegram order was too harsh, and not long after Luo Ronghuan went, he still led the people of the ** communication and liaison group behind Liu Yimin, saying that he must see Ling Chigu Shoufu with his own eyes, otherwise, they will bear severe punishment.

As soon as Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that these people were under Chiang Kai-shek's strict order to supervise the verdict of Gu Shoufu, so he waved his hand and asked these people to stand behind.

After a while, He Xinghua, the director of the radio station, also rushed over and sent a telegram from the central authorities, which was clearly written: Gu Shoufu was sentenced to death severely

Liu Yimin looked at it, and he was afraid that he would be accused of being too cruel if he killed Gu Shoufu, but now it's okay, and he is no longer afraid that others will say that he is too cruel.

Liu Yimin immediately wrote a note: Gu Shoufu was executed in Lingchi, and Guan Guizhi was hanged. After writing it, I asked someone to send it to Yang Dalin.

Witness testimony eventually had to be interrupted because it was too long. ** Official Yang Dalin announced that the evidence was sufficient and there was no need to cross-examine it.

Yang Dalin finally said; "Defendants Gu Shoufu and Guan Kameizhi, you still have one last chance to refute the evidence provided by the prosecutor and the testimony of witnesses. The judge reminds you that this argument should not exceed five minutes. ”

At this time, whether it is Gu Shoufu or Guan Guizhi, they all know that the evidence is ironclad, and no matter how much they quibble, it has lost any meaning, and it can only make their families more embarrassed in front of the world. Therefore, Tani Toshio and Seki Kameji invariably proposed to abandon their arguments and ask the judge to allow them to leave a letter for their wives, help them find a small bag, cut off a little hair, and put it in a bag for his wife, which is a Japanese custom.

**The official agreed to the request of Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi, and replied that he would entrust the International Red Cross to transfer it, and then several soldiers of the Eighth Route Army stepped forward to untie the two, helped them sit in front of the table and chairs, and handed them paper and pens.

Gu Shoufu may have repented a little at this time, and after moving his hands and feet, he wrote on paper: "When the cold wind gradually rises, I will go to Huangquan." Sending a message to his wife and son, don't set foot in the Central Plains again. After writing, Tani asked the soldiers to bring scissors, cut off a few strands of hair, stuffed them into a small pocket, and wrote on them the words No. 53 Fujimicho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo.

Guan Guizhi's performance was similar to Gu Shoufu's, and he also wrote a few crooked poems, cut a few strands of hair, and wrote his home address clearly.

**Official Yang Dalin began to pronounce the verdict, the verdict is very long, including the facts of the crimes of Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi and the applicable legal provisions, the audience in front of the radio heard the end, and firmly remembered the verdict result: Gu Shoufu participated in the decision-making to launch a war of aggression against China, acted as the vanguard of the invasion of China, and during the war, the soldiers slaughtered prisoners and non-combatants, and **, looted, and destroyed property, violating the Geneva Conventions, constituting crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, war crimes, homicide, ** crimes, and robbery. In view of the fact that the crime was particularly great, each of his crimes constituted the death penalty, and it was decided to punish Gu Shoufu to death and Ling Chi to death. During the war, Guan Guizhi slaughtered civilians and committed robbery, and destroyed property, violating the Geneva Conventions and constituting crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, war crimes, homicide, and robbery. In view of the fact that the crime was particularly serious, and each of his crimes constituted the death penalty, it was decided to punish the several crimes concurrently, and sentenced Guan Gu to death and hang.

After listening to the verdict, Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi were completely beaten, they originally thought that they might be shot, but they didn't expect that one was Ling Chi and the other was hanged. The two old devils even exerted their strength to eat, shouting loudly to disagree with the verdict and ask for an appeal.

**The official knocked the gavel and coldly told them that this was the final judgment of the Chinese people and no appeal was allowed.

Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi collapsed to the ground, muttering to themselves, I regret it, I regret participating in the war of aggression.

Liu Yimin's voice rang out: "Ladies and gentlemen: The verdicts of Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi have taken effect with the knocking down of the ** official gavel. The next thing is execution, look, Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi have been dragged to the execution ground by the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, Gu Shoufu was tied to the wooden pillar of the gallows, his clothes have been stripped naked, and there is only a crotch cloth on his body. Seki's head has been put into a noose, and it will be executed immediately. ”

Jingjing's voice rang out: "Ladies and gentlemen, the murderous Gu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi are about to surrender the law. Once upon a time, they regarded the lives of Chinese as bad as grass and killed at will. Now, the righteous judgment has finally fallen on their heads, and Gu Shoufu and Guan Kamei have also collapsed into a cloud of mud. I'm thinking that those Japanese generals who are still fighting in the army will have to think carefully about their ends. General Liu Yimin has already said that a special military tribunal will be set up to try these aggressors. What awaits the lieutenant generals and generals of the Japanese army is bound to be gallows and guillotines. ”

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