▁im pressed ▁a ▁black ▁hand ▁print ▁on ▁a ▁wall , ▁and ▁left ▁messages ▁that ▁bl amed ▁vict ims ' ▁alleg ed ▁support ▁for ▁commun ism ▁as ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁killing , ▁and ▁ex alt ed ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁nation ▁and ▁faith . ▁Common ▁" m ott os " ▁included ▁" De ath ▁to ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁Front !" ▁( S lo ven e : ▁" Sm rt ▁OF !" ), ▁and ▁" You ▁escaped ▁once , ▁you ▁won ' t ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁Death ▁to ▁commun ism !" ▁( S lo ven e : ▁" En k rat ▁si ▁u š el , ▁dru gi č ▁ne ▁bo š . ▁Sm rt ▁kom un iz mu ! "). ▁The ▁organization ▁may ▁have ▁had ▁police ▁and ▁Home ▁Guard ▁inform ants . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁were ▁often ▁sus pected ▁members ▁or ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁( s ometimes ▁em inent ▁individuals ) ▁whose ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁proven . ▁Black ▁Hand ▁also ▁carried ▁out ▁tort ure , ▁int im id ation , ▁inter rog ations , ▁and ▁the ▁sur re pt it ious ▁kill ings ▁of ▁Sloven e ▁Home ▁Guard ' s ▁prisoners , ▁which ▁formally ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁occup ying ▁forces ▁after ▁their ▁app reh ension ▁and ▁inter rog ation . ▁Germ ans ▁usually ▁deport ed ▁their ▁P OW s ▁to ▁concentration ▁cam ps , ▁while ▁the ▁Home ▁Guard ▁desired ▁a ▁more ▁severe ▁and ▁immediate ▁" p un ishment