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OFFICER CHARGED WITH MURDER
i'FOR THE GOOD OF JAPAN."
(REUTBR'S TELBGEAH.) (Received 15th October, 10 a.m.) TOKIO, 13th October. A sensational murder trial is in progress. An army captain named Amakasu is charged with strangling a prominent Socialist named Osugi, his wife, and seven-year-old nephew, who were arrested with others described as dangerous characters, mainly leading Labourites, immediately after the earthquake. 14 is stated that the bodies were dumped in a well. Amakasu confessed, declaring that he acted for the good of Japan thinking that holders of dangerous opinions like Osugi imperilled the State in time of calamity. It is now announced that the military bayoneted twenty-four out of 1300 who were arrested in Tokio for causing disturbances at the police station at the time of the disaster.
The War Office has issued a statement regretting the incident, and adding that such things are inevitable under martial law.
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Evening Post, Volume 91, Issue 91, 15 October 1923, Page 7
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150EXTREME METHOD Evening Post, Volume 91, Issue 91, 15 October 1923, Page 7
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