Q. Witness, will you please read the insidious acts law itself—rather than—
A.—which are designed to undermine the confidence of the people in the leadership. In connection with that I want to mention that we always include the actual text of the law in the arrest warrant.
Presiding Judge Brand: Give me the date of that law, please?
Dr. Koessl: The insidious acts law.
Defendant Rothaug: The insidious acts law is of 20 December 1934; 20 December 1934.[547]
Presiding Judge Brand: That is all.
Dr. Koessl: And now will you please tell us—
Defendant Rothaug: The law speaks of statements, but the same applies to behavior which permitted a conclusion, that is to say an act which looked at on its own merits may be correct, but by the evaluation which it is given by others, may have the character of a malicious act. I have also explained that we were not informed about these matters. The defendant was arrested and was questioned before the local court in Weiden.
Q. Did he do anything about his arrest?
A. He filed a complaint against the arrest, he filed a complaint against the arrest warrant; a decision was made.