<<No 63 : 31 December 1981>> The day after his arrest (CCE 62.2), 18 March, Anatoly Marchenko announced his refusal to take part in the investigation, giving as his reason that the KGB, in his opinion, was a criminal organization. Subsequently he wrote a statement about his refusal; as the CPSU controlled the KGB he … Continue reading The Trial of Marchenko, September 1981 (63.4)
The death of Jűri Kukk, March 1981 (62.1)
<< Issue 62 : 14 July 1981 >> On 2 March 1981 Jűri Kukk (CCE 56.17, CCE 61.12), who was still on hunger-strike, arrived at a camp in Murmansk (Northwest Russia) from Tallinn. He was at once sent back south to a hospital in Vologda -- distension of the stomach was diagnosed -- where he … Continue reading The death of Jűri Kukk, March 1981 (62.1)