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  • ‘Sophie’s Choice’ To prevent his employees from being picked off as well, Murrath has asked the Ministry of Economy to give his technology company Periprotect the status of "strategically important to the country. That would prevent half of his staff from being conscripted. That status has since been approved because, among other things, he services diesel generators from suppliers to the military. Now Murrath must choose which workers he may keep temporarily and which will not enjoy protection.

    Specifically, the Wilrijk resident must choose between eight male employees. Schindler’s List anno 2023. Or Sophie’s Choice. “Not everyone in the military dies and certainly not everyone goes to the front,” Murrath knows. “I am also very grateful that my company was given temporary protection. But choosing between my employees is very hard for me. I lie awake nights because of that.”

    Tom Murrath also stresses that he is not against mandatory army service, but he is against the way recruitment is done. “Can’t it be done with an invitation and consultation? ‘What are you good at and where could we deploy you?’ That’s more humane than rushing an entire population. More and more people lock themselves away and don’t dare to come out. They also wonder why corruption in the country is not hunted just as hard.”