In 1956, she testified against Japanese war criminals in court! Precious photos take you into the trial in Shenyang
Recently, the exhibition hall of the former site of the Japanese War Criminals Tribunal in Shenyang received a precious photo. This is a photo of the trial of Japanese war criminals held by the Special Military Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China in Shenyang in 1956. At present, it has been exhibited to the public at the exhibition hall of the former site of the Japanese War Criminals Tribunal in Shenyang.
The photographer of this photo was Yu Zhao, a former photographer from Xinhua News Agency. In early September of this year, Yu Zhao's son Dong Bin donated this photo of the court trial scene to the exhibition hall. Dong Bin introduced that in 1956, his mother Yu Zhao, as the only photographer at the Shenyang trial of Japanese war criminals, participated in photography and news reporting work. In order to complete this task well, Yu Zhao had an early understanding of the relevant situation.
Photo donor Dong Bin: Because the trial of Japanese war criminals was conducted using our own Chinese judges. After receiving the task, she spent half a month interviewing the Japanese War Criminals Management Institute in Fushun to understand various situations. Then he returned to the special military court and prepared everything in advance for the shooting.
At the trial of Japanese war criminals, Yu Zhao used his professional skills to truthfully record one trial after another. The photo donated by Dong Bin was cherished by Zhao for many years before his death. Next to the photo, Yu Zhao personally wrote the following line: In a moment of history, Japanese war criminal Sagu Longyou bowed his head and pleaded guilty to witness Zhou Huazhen in court.
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Song Miao, Deputy Director of the Management Department of the Exhibition Hall of the Former Site of the Shenyang Trial Japanese War Criminals Court: The photo reflects Zhou Huazhen as a witness, who testified in court against the authentication crime of Japanese war criminal Sagu Longyou. Among them, Zhou Huazhen and her husband were patriotic martyrs who suffered inhumane torture after being arrested by the Japanese army. Sagu Longyou bowed his head in court and admitted his crime.
Photo donor Dong Bin: My mother said at the time that this woman was standing in the light, and this war criminal was standing in the dark, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. The war criminal who pleaded guilty lowered his head, creating a strong contrast in photography.
The donation of this photo will enrich the collection of the exhibition hall of the former site of the Shenyang Trial Japanese War Criminals Court, and will be added to the exhibition in the next step.