In 1950 – 51 the Australian government conducted the last trials against Japanese war criminals on the island . One case heard was that of Takuma Nishimura , who faced an Australian military court . He had already been tried by a British military court in relation to the Sook Ching massacre in Singapore and sentenced to life imprisonment . While on a stopover in Hong Kong he was intercepted by Australian Military Police . Evidence was presented stating that Nishimura had ordered the shootings of wounded Australian and Indian soldiers at Parit Sulong and the disposal of bodies so that there was no trace of evidence . In this trial he was found guilty and was hanged on 11 June 1951
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