In May of last year. Lev Elbert was sentenced to prison camp on charges of refusing to report for reserve military service. He refused the highly unusual order out of concern that the authorities would permanently deny him permission to emigrate by claiming that he had access to military secrets. Curiously. this same reason for refusal was used when he first sought permission to emigrate. based on his earlier service in a unit which built swimming pools. but it was later dropped. In August 1983. while he was in the labor camp. charges of drug use were brought against him. In protest.
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