The two Jews of Balti, missing since the end of July, following their arrest on charges of having signaled to Soviet frontier guards across the border, have been discovered in Jassy where they were handed over to a court martial, the “Nascharetsch” reports today.
The two Jews, David Messner and M. Guttman, were arrested on July 10th and 15th together with two other partners in a stone quarry, S. Sonnenstein and Z. Heinz, on the charge of signaling Soviet frontier guards with lights.
At the end of July Heinz and Sonnenstein were released at the instigation of an official of the Jassy Military Court, while their partners were ordered returned to their native town of Balti, but never reached there.
When the situation was disclosed by the “Adeverul,” Minister Halippa ordered the discovery of the whereabouts of the two and the reasons leading to their arrest and incarceration.
Neither the government nor the Jewish members of Parliament who have conducted a special investigation of their own are aware of the results of the court martial.
Inquiries are being conducted by Undersecretary of State Gaemiescus, the results of which are being anxiously awaited.
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