Japanese war criminals allowed to escape

Title

Japanese war criminals allowed to escape

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:11

Description

Martyn Day, a solicitor trying to get compensation for Allied POWs, believes it is not too late for the British Government to make amends for allowing suspected Japanese WWII war criminals to be released in the fifties under pressure from the USA as revealed recently. He says the disgraceful treatment of the Japanese camp survivors must be acknowledged properly, otherwise inhumanity elsewhere will be harder to combat.

Contributors

Martyn Day

Keywords

USA; UK; Great Britain; International relations; Compensation; War crimes; Second World War (1939-1945); Japan; Prisoners of War; Official documents; Official publications

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