English Translation

8 - § - The workers of the "Avia" works are obliged to work for the duration of the state's readiness to defend themselves, i.e. in the state of war of the German Empire, which has taken over the protection of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Sowing workers of the "Avia" Ferke are obliged to fulfill all their duties and to abstain from all that could complicate or endanger the attainment of the purpose of the labour obligation of this Verke / the regular activity of the Unternehmensung/. This obligation is borne out by S§ 60, 6L dee cschechoalovakische Geeetzes On the defense of the state of 13.lai 1936. The mentioned law still applies today in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. By laying down the work, the defendants deliberately did not fulfil the duty to work. Disputes according to § 171, In the course of the coercion measure, it was taken into account in favour of all defendants that they were all just followers, equally whether they remained inactive at their work filitz or removed themselves from their work place. Zio's various faults of the defendants could not be confirmed. This applies in particular to the defendants, as far as they become members of the workers' delegation elected during the course of the Streike. These defendants have participated in strikes, as all other defendants did. That they have initiated a strike has not been proved. Their behaviour after the election to the committee shows rather gcpbpss aie were willing to provide for the early restoration of the size in plants su. For all defendants, it could be exploited that they had shown themselves willing to work, in some cases even had to a considerable extent voluntarily spent veber hours, that the strike apparently did not pursue a political goal, but only an increase in wages and that the stoppage of work took a maximum of one hour. Although, in the war, every fall in the frictional work of an armaments company requires severe punishment, taking into account all the points of view of the accused, the legal minimum penalty of 3 - 3 months each, Arrcst, which was to be pronounced as a 3 conate prison, appeared to be adequate and sufficient atonement. N0a-2N