English Translation

9/ - 23 - On the basis of these findings, there was less reason to doubt the credibility of the witnesses Jošt and Schneeberger than, according to the testimony of the witness Frank, to act behind the scenes with the defendant Beran around S o s Jo oo o wire-puller, in order to always be able to lead a double-game in this way. For he was a man with the Janus head, with a double face, who was able to adjust according to the respective political situation. The Senate also gained the impression that the accused was such a man "with the Janu- head", who was eager to turn his coat after the political winds. The defendant's determined criminal conduct is thus also fully explained. As the facts show, the accused wanted to achieve a political alibi in the event that, in the sense of the notion of unlearnable Czechs in this war, Germany was not in a position to change the present conditions in the Bohemian-Moravian area. The defendant apparently wanted to obtain proof that he had to step SSS a C a a. However, he wanted to remain in the background as a typical mastermind in order to be able to continue his usual double game. 2 From this point of view, the information of the accused is that he had no clear conscience when he paid Jost the payment, but he wanted to make it clear to Jošt by giving money that he was not a traitor to the Czech people, it is quite understandable. It has already been established that the defendant has been well informed about the activities of Jošt and Schneeberger. Not only did the defendant know that Jošt and Schneeberger belonged to a secret organization, which aimed at the violent restoration of an independent Czech state, but he was aware both from the oral reports of Jošte and from the written communications of the Schneeberg that the two mentioned had illegal relations with foreign countries. In his political experience, the defendant was no doubt also aware of the fact that this illegal