In defense, the rebels replied that Jehovah’s Witnesses did not participate in the uprising but were not killed. Instead, as a punishment, all of the Witnesses were imprisoned in one barracks.
Dumpinieki bija aizstāvējušies, atbildot, ka Jehovas liecinieki neiesaistās dumpī, taču viņi nav nogalināti, bet ir ieslodzīti visi vienā barakā.