<<No. 50, November 1978>> I consider that my sentence is unjust, that it should be revoked, and the case sent for retrial, for the following reasons: 1. One-sidedness of the pre-trial and court investigations, manifested in the following ways: 1.1 persons whose testimony had a significant bearing on the case were not questioned. I and … Continue reading Ginzburg’s appeal, August 1978 (50.3)
Tag: Final Words*
Andrei Tverdokhlebov’s Trial, 14-15 April 1976 (40.2)
Andrei Nikolayevich TVERDOKHLEBOV was born in Moscow in 1940; he is a physicist. He was one of the founders of the Human Rights Committee (in December 1972 he left the Committee, CCE 29.11). In September 1973 he founded “Group 73”, together with V. Arkhangelsky, V. Albrekht and I. Korneyev (CCE 30.14, item 7). Andrei Tverdokhlebov, … Continue reading Andrei Tverdokhlebov’s Trial, 14-15 April 1976 (40.2)
The Trial of Kronid Lyubarsky, 26-30 October 1972 (28.4)
<< No 28 : 31 December 1972 >> The case of K. A. LYUBARSKY was heard from 26 to 30 October 1972 in Noginsk, Moscow Region, at an assizes session of the Moscow Region Court. He was charged with disseminating libellous anti-Soviet fabrications with the aim of undermining and weakening the Soviet regime (Article 70 … Continue reading The Trial of Kronid Lyubarsky, 26-30 October 1972 (28.4)
Ilya Gabai’s “Final Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
<< No 35 : 31 March 1975 >> The Final Speech of Ilya Gabai at his Trial (Tashkent, 21 January 1970) Although more than five years have passed since the trial of Ilya Gabai and Mustafa Dzhemilev (CCE 12.3), Gabai’s concluding statement at his trial has only recently begun to circulate in samizdat. Without attempting … Continue reading Ilya Gabai’s “Final Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
The Persecution of Believers in Lithuania, January 1972 (23.8)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [1] The trial of the priest Juozas Zdebskis (see CCE 21.9 and CCE 22.8, item 6) who was arrested on 26 August in Prienai, took place on 11 November 1971 in the people’s court of the Kaunas district. Zdebskis had been brutally beaten while in police custody, and until … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers in Lithuania, January 1972 (23.8)
The Trial of Anatoly Levitin-Krasnov, May 1971 (20.7)
<< No 20 : 2 July 1971 >> On 8 May 1971 the measure of restraint imposed on Anatoly Krasnov, who was at liberty during the investigation, was changed: he was taken into custody. Anatoly Krasnov-Levitin (1915-1991) On 19 May 1971 the Moscow City Court convened at the premises of the Lyublino district court to … Continue reading The Trial of Anatoly Levitin-Krasnov, May 1971 (20.7)
The Trial of Kudirka (Vilnius), 17-20 May 1971 (20.6)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> In November 1970, Simas KUDIRKA (b. 1929), the radio operator of a Lithuanian fishing-boat, attempted to remain on board an American cutter in USA territorial waters (CCE 18.10, item 16); the captain of the cutter handed him over to the Soviet sailors. Kudirka was arrested, an investigation was carried out … Continue reading The Trial of Kudirka (Vilnius), 17-20 May 1971 (20.6)
The Trial of T.M. Velikanova: 27-29 August 1980 (58.1)
«No 58 : November 1980» From 27 to 29 August the case of Tatyana Mikhailovna VELIKANOVA (b. 1932; arrested 1 November 1979, CCE 54.1), charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code, was heard by the Moscow City Court, presided over by Deputy Chairman of the Court V.G. Romanov. The prosecution was led by … Continue reading The Trial of T.M. Velikanova: 27-29 August 1980 (58.1)
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