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| The witness Hasenecker also describes the brutality of the defendant
toward prisoners of war and foreign civilian workers. He testifies how the
defendant used to upset in the most brutal manner the benches on which the
prisoners of war and foreign civilian workers rested during their lunch hour,
thus hurling them off the benches. Those prisoners of war and foreign civilian
workers who slept on the floor he would wake and send to work with ruthless
kicks. |
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During the taking of evidence the defendant was unable to clear
himself in any way from the charges of inhuman and reprehensible behavior, and
the statements of the witnesses for the defense, appointed by the defendant,
could in no way soften down the charges concerning his crimes against prisoners
of war and foreign civilian workers.
When the facts were incontestably
established, defendant’s counsel found himself compelled to give up his
case. The prosecutor demanded, in view of the result of the evidence, that the
defendant be sent to a labor camp for a period of 10 years. After carefully
considering and examining the testimonies of the witnesses for the prosecution
and for the defense, the denazification board came to the decision that placing
the defendant in the group of main offenders seemed justified, since the
defendant’s behavior toward prisoners of war and foreign civilian workers
constituted an offense against international law. |
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[Signed] LAUTERBACH
Presiding Member
[Signed] WIMMER
FISCHER
Associate Members |
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