Perjury is my business … and bu$ine$$ is good!

“The witness Herbst, who accused Hoppe of having murdered me, knew perfectly well that I was still alive. Only 3 years ago he spent a few days here at my place. He wanted to convince me to drive with him as a witness to the KZ-trials in the South of Germany, and to testify there as a witness. Since I did not know the accused personally, I did not accompany him. Herbst didn't know the accused either; but he explained to me that that had nothing to do with it, the main thing was to receive money for it!

Herbst used to be a musician; now he travelled only [as a professional witness] from one trial to the other; for him, it was worth it. He was a professional witness, like so many others. In Buchenwald, Herbst was never under Hoppe's command; I think he never even knew Hoppe.”

Seiler : “I was a political prisoner. In March 1939, with five other members of the KPD, I was sent to Buchenwald and stayed there till January, 5 1943.”

NZ : “Were people murdered at the KZ ?”

Seiler : “Escaping detainees were shot at.”

NZ : “Were there any tortures at the KZ ?”

Seiler : “I never heard of any !”

NZ : “Were you ever hit by Hoppe ?”

Seiler : “I can't complain against Hoppe. He never hit. Hoppe never did anything against me.”

NZ : “Do you know, if Hoppe ever hit other inmates or even murdered somebody ?”

Seiler : “Hoppe was till the middle of March 1942 my Kommando leader. At the time, we built the SS accommodations, half an hour away from the camp. I never saw Hoppe hit or torture anybody. He never annoyed us. If he had ever killed somebody at the camp, it would have been known.”