New Information <<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> At the Leningrad aeroplane trial in December 1970 (see CCE 17.6) defendant J. M. Mendelevich was charged, amongst other things, with having written the articles “On Assimilation'’ and “The Jews Are Ceasing to be Silent” and defendant L. G. Khnokh, with possessing an appeal “of anti-Soviet content” … Continue reading The Leningrad “Aeroplane” Trial (27.9)
Category: Plane hijacking
Pre-trial Investigations (26.4)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> In May 1972, Leonid Plyushch (see CCE 24.3) was sent to Moscow for a psychiatric examination. A number of facts oblige one to suppose that the diagnosis of the commission of experts has been determined in advance. One such fact was adduced in a statement by the Action Group … Continue reading Pre-trial Investigations (26.4)
Political Releases, April 1979 (53.1)
<<No 53 : 1 August 1979>> Pardons. On 15 June 1970, a group of people who were planning to hijack an aeroplane and escape abroad in it were arrested in Leningrad. In December of the same year, they were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, and on two of them, Mark Dymshits and Eduard Kuznetsov, … Continue reading Political Releases, April 1979 (53.1)
Prisoners in Perm camps, December 1974 (33.6)
<<No 33 : 10 December 1974>> A List of those known to the Chronicle PREFACE Some comments are necessary as a preface to this list. 1. For easier reference, the prisoners in the list below are divided into groups according to the type of their “case”. This grouping is, however, not in any way meant … Continue reading Prisoners in Perm camps, December 1974 (33.6)
Trial of the Nine: Kishinyov, 21-30 June 1971 (20.3)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> On 21 June 1971 the Moldavian Supreme Court, with D. D. Bordyuzha, member of the Supreme Court, presiding, began hearing the case [34] against: A.S. VOLOSHIN – under Articles 17-61, 67, 69 and 119 of the Moldavian Criminal Code (equivalent to HL Articles 64, 70, 72 and 89 of … Continue reading Trial of the Nine: Kishinyov, 21-30 June 1971 (20.3)
Leningrad Trial. The “Aeroplane Affair”, 1971 (20.1)
«No 20 : 2 July 1971» The case was heard in the Leningrad City Court [note 1] from 11-20 May 1971. The nine accused were: Gilya Izrailevich BUTMAN, aged 39, an engineer – Articles 17 (complicity), 64-a, 70-1, 72 and 189-1 of the Russian Criminal Code.Mikhail Semyonovich KORENBLIT, aged 34, a dentist – Articles 17, … Continue reading Leningrad Trial. The “Aeroplane Affair”, 1971 (20.1)
Jewish Movement for Emigration to Israel, March 1970 (18.6)
<<No 18 : 5 March 1971>> On 5-6 January 1971 the Leningrad Military Tribunal heard the case of Vulf Zalmanson (b. 1939), a member of the armed forces, who was arrested together with the eleven persons already convicted in the "aeroplane" case [CCE 17.6]. The trial was held in camera. The father and brother of … Continue reading Jewish Movement for Emigration to Israel, March 1970 (18.6)
News in Brief, December 1970 (17.2)
<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> 1. On 4 February 1970 Gunar Berzin (b. 1949, a filing clerk; "Berzins" in Latvian); Laimonis Markant (b. 1951) an inspector of high-voltage equipment (Latvian, "Markants"); and Valery Akk, a filing clerk, were found guilty by the Latvian Supreme Court (the Judge was [A.M.] Niedre, the Procurator Romanova), sitting … Continue reading News in Brief, December 1970 (17.2)
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