The radical factions described here were substantial organizations with connections among junior officers, senior officers, and judges. Their access to information and willingness to kill helped intimidate opponents. Arrests are presented as unusual, except when members caused trouble for Yonai. In this account, the different consequences of challenging him help explain why even well-connected extremists feared doing so.
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Radical factions and the consequences of challenging Yonai
Military and judicial connections protected radical factions, while challenges to Yonai reportedly brought consequences they usually avoided.