Reasonable inquiry
Stasi prison April 30, 1985
The weekend was quiet.
Outside my head that is.
Inside - not that much.
Copied from my Stasi files:
“Why do you talk about a significant number of letters to 'be ready for friends in the West’?"
“I wanted to put pressure on my cause.”
“Why do you speculate in your document about others to copy your actions?”
“I believed that you would rather let me out before others try the same if it was published."
How do I prevent a 5 years charge?
How do I protect my family and friends?
How long will I keep up the silent treatment?
Here are the unknown facts:
I left a couple of copies of the 3 pager manifesto in several places.
At work, at home and in a church down town to leave it to co-incident.
Since I didn’t want to compromise any of my friends I buried the idea to involve any of them.
However, I did send a sealed envelope to one buddy of mine, leaving it up to him to open or destroy it.
He was the only real dissident I had involved vaguely and he had expressed sincere interest to support such cause.
Now, I wasn’t so sure anymore whether that was a smart idea.
For him and for myself.
We shall see.
I started responding to the Schubert twins yesterday.
The idea is to stand by the threat as it’s documented in the 3 pager manifesto anyway.
But I need to avoid the impression that I had in any way executed dissemination.
If the 3 pager manifesto didn’t find its way to a Western agency it should be tough to proof otherwise.
“Why do you talk about a significant number of letters to 'be ready for friends in the West’?"
“I wanted to put pressure on my cause.”
“Why do you speculate in your document about others to copy your actions?”
“I believed that you would rather let me out before others try the same if it was published."
The weekend had helped me with the word smithing.
My only hope is now that it is vague enough.
'No active dissemination, just threat'.
Along with that I desperately need to keep my folks out of trouble.
“Why did you write that your parents didn’t have any knowledge about your action and would not approve?”
“They have nothing to do with it. It’s my responsibility.”
Bully Schubert closes the day:
“Why didn’t you try to express your desire reasonably?”
Really?!?
WTF?!!!
*Testimony -> Start. This blog entry is part of a linear narrated testimony of the contemporary witness Jens Thieme who was imprisoned 1985-1986 as a political prisoner in various GDR prisons by the GDR Ministry of State Security. Stasi prison, Stasi jail, Stasi detention.