"In 1948 the party already ceased to exist, but stil we managed to organise regional gathering of the young national socialists led by Bohouš Vágner. So there we agreed, the four of us, Emil Ransdorf from the central committee of young national socialists, Čeněk Klíma, I believe he was the head of the young national socialists in Hlinsko, me and another one, I do not recall who he was exactly from Chrudim. So we agreed to keep meeting still. And of course we did not know whether we would do any anti-state activities, inform each other about the state-of-play. So that was in the year 1948, when we agreed to meet up outside the grounds of the national socialists, as they were cancelled and the now Czech socialists established. So actually we met several times and informed each other on what was going on. There were four of us. But soon, probably after three meetings, we agreed to cancel it too, as we did not get any contacts to inform us more, and our friend, Čeněk Klíma emigrated, I think to Canada or the New Zealand.“
"That proved back in 1955, when based on the state security knowledge about the fact we had meetings with other three co-mates from the national socialistic youth, the state security knew about it and based on that I was aprroached to sign cooperation with them. As I refused to do so, the chief, I believe he was called Špaček, told me to get the heaviest stone and jump into the deepest waters, as the state security was going to follow me all the time.“
"On the second or the third day I was meant to get confronted with alledged murdeder, Vojta Řezníček and they took a sample of my blood before that. I do not know why they did. But then there was the confrontation and Vojta Řezníček said: ‚Well, remember how we met and you showed me the house where Krátký lived.‘ And I said: ‚Well I do not know that.‘ But I kind of felt I admitted to myseld I might have met him. But I do not know anymore, whether I admitted I showed him that house of Krátký. The confrontation ended with the fact I admitted I met the alledged murdeder on the day the murder took place.“
Until 1948 František Vojtěch was a member of the young national socialists. Following the February coop he met his former co-members of the party several times on informative basis, but when they could not get any contacts, they stopped. He refused to sign offered cooperation with the state police and in 1955 was first accused of high-treason and then participation in murdering of the Pardubice student, Lubomír Krátký. He was imprisoned for several months in Pardubice and Prague, but finally was released for the lack of evidence.
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