As the trial was under way, Argetoianu allowed for several Socialist-Communist defendants (including Leonte Filipescu) to be shot while in custody — alleging that they had attempted to flee.Troncotă, p.18-19 Several of the detainees declared they had been beaten, and some were occasionally moved to solitary confinement.Tănase, "Procesul din Dealul Spirei"
