<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> From 12 to 14 April 1978 the Lithuanian SSR Supreme Court in Vilnius heard the case of Balys Gajauskas (b. 1926; feature photo), arrested on 20 April 1977 (CCE 45.10). The judge was Radziunas, the prosecutor was Bakucionis, and the court-appointed defence counsel was Gavronsky. * From 1948 to 1973 … Continue reading Gajauskas Trial, Apr ’78 (49.5)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> On 6 April the Podolsk district people’s court (Kiev) sentenced Ukrainian Helsinki Group member, Pyotr Vins (b. 1956), to one year in an ordinary-regime camp under Article 214 (UkSSR Criminal Code: "leading a parasitic way of life during a long period of time") . * Pyotr’s grandfather, Baptist preacher P. … Continue reading P. Vins Trial, Apr ’78 (49.4)
