<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> In defence of Pyotr Yakir 1. In July 1972, a letter in defence of P.I. Yakir (for his June arrest, see CCE 26.1) was sent to the CPSU Politburo and the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Amongst other things the letter says: Pyotr Yakir, 1923-1982 "Pyotr Yakir always … Continue reading Letters and Statements, July to October 1972 (27.7)
Category: Interrogations
Investigations in Oryol, 1973-1974 (29.4)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> At intervals over a period of a month the following were arrested in Oryol: on 3 November 1972, Yevgeny Kuzin; in November, Oleg Savinkin; on 8 December, Alexander Yegorov. Victor Khaustov was arrested in Moscow on 17 January 1973. After his arrest he was confined in the investigation prison … Continue reading Investigations in Oryol, 1973-1974 (29.4)
Pre-Trial Investigations, August 1980 (57.9)
<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> The Yakunin-Kapitanchuk-Regelson-Dudko Case. G. Yakunin was arrested on 1 November 1979 (CCE 54.1), L. Regelson on 24 December 1979 (CCE 55) and V. Kapitanchuk on 12 March 1980 (CCE 56). In Moscow, in March 1980, Investigators Kolpakov and Yakovlev (CCE 54) spent a whole day interrogating E. Barabanov (CCE … Continue reading Pre-Trial Investigations, August 1980 (57.9)
The Barladyanu Case (45.8)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> As already described (CCE 44), V. V. Barladyanu was arrested on 2 March 1977 in Odessa during a search at the flat of the Sery couple (CCE 42). This search was carried out without witnesses; the persons conducting it refused to show any documents establishing their identities and giving … Continue reading The Barladyanu Case (45.8)
The Rudenko-Tikhy Case (45.6)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> In March-April members of the Ukrainian Helsinki group O. Berdnik, Olga Meshko, M. Matusevich, M. Marinovich L. Lukyanenko, I. Kandyba and P. Vins were summoned for interrogation in connection with the case of Rudenko and Tikhy (CCE 44), who are charged with “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda”. Matusevich and Marinovich … Continue reading The Rudenko-Tikhy Case (45.6)
The Shcharansky Case (45.5)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> On 18 March, three days after the arrest of A. Shcharansky, 28 activists of the Jewish movement sent a letter to the International Tribunal on the Shtern Case (CCE 44): “We had no time to experience a feeling of relief in connection with the release from prison of Dr … Continue reading The Shcharansky Case (45.5)
The Ginzburg-Orlov Case (45.4)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> Officially this is two separate cases: Case No. 6, conducted by the Kaluga KGB against A. I. Ginzburg (investigator Lt.-Colonel Oselkov) and Case No. 7, conducted by the Moscow KGB against Yu. F. Orlov. * On 4 July, the day after the arrest of Ginzburg, a search was conducted … Continue reading The Ginzburg-Orlov Case (45.4)
Arrests, Searches, Interrogations (49.7)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> Alma-Ata, Tashkent. On 19 March, a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Tatyana Osipova, flew from Moscow to Alma-Ata. On leaving the plane she was stopped by a policeman and one other person, who told her that it was necessary to check her ticket. Despite the fact that there was … Continue reading Arrests, Searches, Interrogations (49.7)
