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11 Secret State Police Prague, 30 October 194l. State Police Department Prague Stand Court For a stand-by verdict are brought to court: 1.) Jaroslav N e v l i d a , Prot.-Angeh., Fleischer, born 20.i0.l8g8 in Sladniky, district of Eule, last resident in Jessenitz No. 121, 2.) Karl S t o v l I č e k , prot. -Angew., butcher, geb. on 23.3.l908 in Knovice, Selchan district, last resident in Leschan No. 51, 3.) Oldřich Š t y c h , Prot.-Angeh., Fleischer, born on 6.4l9l1 in Oule, last residing in Owl, Hornicka i22, 4.) Anton K a p e k , prot. -Angeg., butcher, born at 26.3.l905 in Nekvasovice, Letetsch district, most recently resident in Neu- Prachmann No. i, 5.) Josef S k ř i v a n ,Prot. Angehäng., cattle dealer, born: 5.l2. 1897 in Westetz, district of Eule, last resident in Jessenitz No. 152 b. Prague, 6.) Josef Š t a s t n y , Prot.-Angehl born on 28.3.l890 in Prague-Werschowitz, Fleischer, last residing in Prag-Michle, Taborergasse 148, 7.) Franz B u r i a n , prot. approach,*Fleischer, born on 29.ll. 1894 in Citov, district Melnik, zúeszt resident in Prage-Branik, Branicka No. 55. M The persons mentioned above, from points l to Z, slaughtered black cattle, pigs and calves in the period from lbvember l940 to mid-September I94l. According to the latest findings, the total number of animals is 84 (about 60 cattle, 20 pigs and 4 calves). If the average slaughter weight of the cattle is 200 kg, the pigs 50 kg and the calves over 40 kg, this results in a meat quantity of about l3 l60 kg, which would have been sufficient for the allocation of at least 8 200 persons for one month. Those referred to in paragraphs 1 to 7 have used the shortage of meat in unscrupulous ways in order to obtain very considerable wine by means of black slaughtering and the sale of meat; they have sabotaged the measures taken to supply the population by withdrawing the large quantities of meat. In this respect, it is particularly reprehensible that the meat was placed on the market without veterinary inspection and there was therefore a risk that: