Remembered by people who were there · 1949
Hans Värnik remembers being turned away from Antsla school as the son of a 'traitor'
Hans Värnik's father Karl died in Tallinn's Patarei prison in 1945. Labelled the son of a 'traitor to the homeland', Hans was refused a place at Antsla secondary school and could not continue his studies. With his elder sister Helju he joined Sini-Must-Valge, an underground resistance group of school pupils formed in Tartu in the late 1940s. When the group was uncovered in 1949 he was arrested and tortured during interrogations in Võru and Tartu, but he refused to confess and was finally released. His sister was sentenced in 1951 to five years.
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Hans Värniku isa Karl suri 1945. aastal Tallinnas Patarei vanglas. "Kodumaa reeturi" poega ei soovitud Antsla keskkooli vastu võtta ja nii ei saanud Hans õpinguid jätkata. Koos vanema õe Heljuga sai temast 1940. aastate lõpus Tartus loodud põrandaaluse koolinoorte vastupanuorganisatsiooni Sini-Must-Valge liige. Kui organisatsioon 1949. aastal paljastati, võeti Hans kinni ja teda piinati ülekuulamistel Võrus ja Tartus, kuid ta keeldus süüdistusi omaks võtmast ning lasti lõpuks vabaks. Õde mõisteti 1951. aastal viieks aastaks vangi.
Source: Eesti Mälu Instituut, Kogu Me Lugu (YouTube), video pH-1zmi10Jk ↗