<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> On 24-27 May 1971, the case of A.A. Shpilberg (aged 33), an engineer; B.M. Maftser (24), an engineer; M.Z. Shepshelovich (28), a mechanic; and Ruta I. Alexandrovich (23), a nurse: was heard in the Latvian SSR Supreme Court [1]. * MEMBERS OF THE COURT Presiding: L. I. Lotko, member … Continue reading Riga Trial of Four, May ’71 (20.2)
«No 20 : 2 July 1971» *** Leningrad Trial, the "Aeroplane Affair" * The case was heard in the Leningrad City Court [1] from 11 to 20 May 1971. The nine accused, and the charges (RSFSR Criminal Code) against them were: Articles 17 ("complicity"), 64-a ("Betrayal of the Motherland"), 70-1 & 72 and 189-1 ("concealing … Continue reading The “Aeroplane Affair”, May ’71 (20.1)
