琉球処分へ裁判権奪う　尚泰が被告の訴状発見　黒幕は内務省官僚　僧侶と口裏合わせ　（1面から続く）　 | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス

This page reports on an 1878 case during the Ryukyu Disposition period, when Ryukyu prince Sho Tai was charged with defamation by the Interior Ministry's Ryukyu branch office. Two Buddhist monks claimed they were slandered regarding religious proselytization rights, but the true instigator was the branch office director. The article reveals how the Meiji government, while seizing Ryukyu's diplomatic authority and preparing military intervention, orchestrated judicial measures to undermine Ryukyu's administrative power.