At the Bank of the River Rhine the Pile Caught Fire

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In November 1954 Josef Čoček was sentenced to life imprisonment for his activities in American secret service MIC. Right after the hearing at a court he was escorted to Mírov prison. The conditions there were drastic which also confirm his memories for an event that happened soon after his arrival. “In Mírov there was a man – Franta Škobis, and they crushed his testicles during the interrogations. He went crazy and I do not know how it might have happened, but during the leaves he got matches and set there a paillasse on fire and danced and sang: ‛At the bank of the river Rhine the pile caught fire.’ The wardens ran in and put it out. And one of those bastards told me not to be jealous, splashed a bucket of cold water at me and after that I got pneumonia," Čoček recalled.

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Mírov, prison

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Mírov is a town located in the southern part of the Šumperk region. It is dominated by a medieval castle dating to the half of the 12th century. This fortified building became a part of a defense system constructed to protect the property of the Bishop of Olomouc. Since the end of the 14th century, the castle was used as a prison for people who disobeyed the Bishop. Under the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, various resistance group members were interned here. During the communist times, Mírov was considered one of the cruelest prisons for political prisoners. The prisoners were denied contact with their families, as well as medical care and medications, and they were cruelly tortured --all these factors contributed to high death rate among the prisoners. At present, the building houses a top security prison Mírov, which also includes a section for prisoners with life sentences.