a curious incident occurred during the trial: šling was wearing the trousers he had come to prison in, but because he had lost so much weight since his arrest, and because the prisoners were not given belts, lest they use them to commit suicide, he had to hold his trousers up with his hands. during his cross-examination, šling was gesticulating and accidentally let trousers fall down, causing a merry uproar in the courtroom from all, including šling, except for the interrogators.