<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> On 24-27 May the case of A.A. Shpilberg (aged 33), an engineer, B.M. Maftser (aged 24), an engineer, M.Z. Shepshelovich (aged 28), a mechanic, and Ruta I. Alexandrovich (aged 23), a nurse, was heard in the Latvian SSR Supreme Court [note 1]. MEMBERS OF THE COURT Presiding: L. I. … Continue reading The Riga Trial of the Four, 24-27 May 1971 (20.2)
Tag: Articles 70 & 72*
Trial in Leningrad. The “Aeroplane Affair”, 11-20 May 1971 (20.1)
«No 20 : 2 July 1971» The case was heard in the Leningrad City Court [note 1] from 11-20 May 1971. 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, 64-a, 70-1, … Continue reading Trial in Leningrad. The “Aeroplane Affair”, 11-20 May 1971 (20.1)
Details of the Ryazan Trial, 10-19 February 1970 (14.7)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> As already reported (CCE 12.4), a group of six people has been arrested and convicted in Ryazan. The investigation was carried out by the KGB; more than 100 witnesses were summoned. The case was heard in the Ryazan Region Court from 10 to 19 February 1970. Yury Vudka (b. … Continue reading Details of the Ryazan Trial, 10-19 February 1970 (14.7)
Gorky: A political trial under Articles 70 & 72. March-April 1970 (13.3)
«No 13 : 30 April 1970» On 25 March hearings began at the Gorky Region Court into the case of three graduates of Gorky University (CCE 11.15, item 13) -- Mikhail Kapranov, S[ergei] Ponomaryov, Vladimir Zhiltsov -- and Vladlen Pavlenkov, a history lecturer at the same institution (CCE 12.4). They were accused under Articles 70 … Continue reading Gorky: A political trial under Articles 70 & 72. March-April 1970 (13.3)
The Leningrad trial, March-April 1968 (1.6)
<< No 1 : 30 April 1968 >> Between 14 March and 5 April 1968 seventeen Leningrad intellectuals were tried in the Leningrad City Court. Procurator Gusev and Judge Isakova (deputy chairman of Leningrad City Court) took part in the trial. All the accused were charged under two Articles of the RSFSF Criminal Code, 70 … Continue reading The Leningrad trial, March-April 1968 (1.6)
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