ist ▁writer ▁and ▁political ▁comment ator ▁was ▁not ▁useful ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁with ▁Che ka ▁inform ants ▁everywhere , ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁Police ▁and ▁Soviet ▁secret ▁police ▁making ▁regular ▁night ▁time ▁ra ids ▁on ▁any ▁perce ived ▁ant agon ists . ▁Leon ids ▁was ▁also ▁listed ▁in ▁Un am ' s ▁Lat v ian ▁bi ographic ▁dictionary ▁" I ▁know ▁him ", ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁forces ▁as ▁to ▁whom ▁they ▁should ▁inter rog ate . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁After ▁dismiss ing ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁suggestion ▁of ▁fle eing ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁by ▁trav elling ▁to ▁Germany , ▁the ▁couple ▁announ ce ▁to ▁their ▁families ▁at ▁Leon ids ▁ 3 3 rd ▁birth day ▁party ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁expecting ▁their ▁first ▁child . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁just ▁after ▁mid night ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁a partment ▁in ▁R iga , ▁Leon ids ▁is ▁arrested ▁by ▁a ▁combined ▁force ▁of ▁Che ka ▁and ▁Soviet - control led ▁State ▁police . ▁Only ▁allowed ▁to ▁say ▁good bye ▁to ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁wife , ▁the ▁State ▁police ▁then ▁took ▁Leon ids ▁away , ▁while ▁Che ka ▁gu ards ▁then ▁r ans ack ed ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁kept ▁all ▁occup ants ▁in ▁standing ▁positions , ▁and ▁inter rog ated ▁all ▁visitors . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁months , ▁despite ▁repeated ▁attempts ▁the ▁family ▁fail ▁to ▁confirm