<<No 50 : November 1978>> From 15 to 19 May the Tbilisi City Court heard the case of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava [1]. The two men were charged with “Anti-Soviet Agitation & Propaganda” (Article 71, Georgian SSR Criminal Code = Article 70, RSFSR Code). The court was presided over by A. V. Kobakhidze, Deputy … Continue reading Gamsakhurdia & Kostava on trial, May 1978 (50.2)
Category: 17. trials
The Trial of Kapitanchuk, October 1980 (58.5)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> On 2 September 1980 Tatyana Kapitanchuk telephoned Moscow KGB investigator Levchenko, who was conducting the case against her husband Victor Kapitanchuk (arrested on 12 March, CCE 56.10), a member of the Christian Committee. She enquired whether he knew what her husband’s opinion was on the engagement of a defence counsel. … Continue reading The Trial of Kapitanchuk, October 1980 (58.5)
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