Ján Šebák

“Well, it happened this way. The Germans, obviously shot down the partisans. I don't exactly know how many, but then the Germans came here. There was one blacksmith who used to forge horseshoes in our village. The Germans came to see the mayor, Mr. Anton Kardoš, and told him they needed carriage and horses. As he was leading them towards the horses' owner, they shot him down on the way, this mayor.”

“I went to the cinema with my girlfriend, who was already in there. However, after I saw that Russian film, I felt like if swarm of wasps attacked me, I began to grumble and of course, the organizers – head and director of the cinema – dragged me out of the cinema and both of them battered me helter-skelter. I had to go to the doctor, who gave me a paper, which I filed at the court. My uncle told me to press charges. My dad wasn't such a fighting spirit, he was very humble man. I contacted a lawyer Ochrimovič, who was a very good advocate and I thought we would have taught the communists a lesson. But no way! That was a huge mistake. On the contrary, it was me that got a harsh lesson by the communists. Even the advocate was sure we would teach them. The trial was completely about something else and I happened to be in the position of the accused one. Only one of my witnesses lasted. They all were afraid and so they didn't even attend the trial. Unfortunately, this guy was my namesake! There were about 30 of us in the hall, but whatever I said was totally invalid.”