Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

Chapter 28
DIRK ZIMMERMANN’S TRIAL
23 October 2009: At CTC the weather was overcast and I cleared the road
from the intersection back to the traffic sign. I gave up because nobody was
working: a large number of fellows are attending the First Aid course, and
after lunch there was to be a footy match but there were not enough players
for a team game.
I made my way to the pottery shed where Daniel helps me fix my mughandle
with his slip mixture – something’s not quite right with the mould
and so the handle had not filled properly.
As I leave the pottery shed I see a dozen fellows milling around the Visitors
Centre’s BBQ – Noel and Tom’s Christian group has just had its lunch. I
join them for a can of soft drink.
As I enter the Cell Block Jim informs me he has just had a telephone
conversation with his Parole Officer who has advised Manager Oates,
‘Don’t get his hopes up’, for an early release. The state political system is
playing with Jim, trying to break him down. The Parole Board wants him to
establish a bank account and other things, which he has done once before –
and nothing happened. This time Jim refuses to co-operate, especially
because at the last board hearing that he attended the members had the
wrong file in front of them!
On this day in Germany an important trial is held, that of Dirk
Zimmermann. Markus Haverkamp reported:
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