However the prince was able to convince the court to execute them by firing squad, which was seen as less of an insult since it was a military death rather than a criminal one.
Knieža však bol schopný presvedčiť súd, aby bol rozsudok vykonaný zastrelením, čo bolo vnímané ako menšia urážka, pretože to bola vojenská smrť, nie ako zločin.