Sprawa Johanna Dicka

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Johann Dick's Case - an incident in Czechoslovak-German relations caused by the shooting of a German tourist Johanna Dick on 18 September 1986 by the Czechoslovak Border Guard (Pohraniční stráž). Circumstances of the case

Johann Dick (1927-1986) was a retired German soldier living in Bavaria. His hobbies were traveling in Bavaria, along the German-Czechoslovak border. One of these journeys took place on September 18, 1986. After a car was parked in the Hermansreuth area, he walked 9 kilometers (on the basis of a pedometer) and reached the village of Mähring. On the same day, two Poles (Marek Majko and Andrzej Gwizdoń) attempted to cross the border between Czechoslovakia and the Federal Republic of Germany at the place where Dick had arrived during the hike. One of the Poles managed to escape, and the soldiers of the Czechoslovak Border Guard opened the fire to Johann Dick's German side. At the time of his injury, Dick was in the Federal Republic of Germany, 200 meters from the border. Border Guard soldiers transferred the wounded on the territory of Czechoslovakia, but failed to save him (he died on the way to the hospital). The immediate cause of death was a gunshot wound to the stomach. The death certificate was issued by the hospital in Plzeň. The effects of the incident

On September 19, 1986, Dick's wife reported to the police about the disappearance of her husband, who had gone on a trip to Hermansreuth the previous day. On the same day, the German border guard in Furth im Wald received information from the Czechoslovak side about the death of a German citizen. The incident triggered an international scandal. Initially, the Czechoslovak authorities maintained that Dick had crossed the border, and when he was in Czechoslovakia, he was shot dead by the German Border Guard. However, the evidence pointed to the guilty side of the Czechoslovak side. The soldiers responded not only for the shooting of Dick, but also for late assistance and theft of money, which had a German tourist on hand. Gustáv Husák, the Czechoslovak President, apologized to the German side and the widow of Johan Dick received a compensation of 100 thousand. brands. Dick's murderers were treated relatively mildly. They were accused only of having illegally crossed the border (the maximum penalty was 14 days).

Investigation into the murder of Johann Dick was resumed in 2001. Three Border Guard officers (Pavel Čada, Josef Číla and Jan Román) were arrested. In the course of the process no one was found who shot Dick in 1986 and suspects were acquitted. Bibliography

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