However, Matsui also testified that he had urged that any offenders be sternly punished, a statement which, the prosecution quickly noted, implied that he did have some level of legal responsibility.
然而，松井又表示自己曾敦促任何違法者將受到嚴厲懲罰，檢方很快便指出此項聲明即表示已承認自己負有一定程度的法律責任。