The Six Escapes - Finding Lost Civilizations

without any explanation, we were driven toSentilj, on the Slovenian Yugoslav border.On our arrival, the Austrian police handedour documents over to the Yugoslav police,who re-handcuffed us with the Yugoslavbrand. I asked the policeman, "Where areyou taking us?" He said, "No talking isallowed." Our three companion prisonerswere Bosnians. In an hour we arrived toMaribor's Court House prison.Here I was locked up in very small cell,as for the rest I had no idea. The next day Iwas interrogated, which revealed the otherside of the coin. I was asked, "Who wasyour guide and where did you cross theborder?” “How many times before have youescaped?” “Who else was with you?”“Which places in Austria have you seen?”“Where are the army installations?” Andmore. Within ten days I was interrogatedthree times and always by a differentofficers. I asked about my friend's fateseveral times, but the answer was alwaysthe same: "He is here somewhere." Herethe daily routine was reading books, andtwice a week a courtyard walk —and notalking to other prisoners. Three meagermeals a day, served in the cell, by aprisoner, accompanied by a guard.