Mr. Speaker. the plight of Soviet Jewry has been discussed many times on the floor of this Congress and in the country over the past several years. Yet. the Soviet Government. despite international pressure. is continuing its harassment of its Jewish population. Lazar Liubarsky is one of the few Jews in Rostov to apply to emigrate to Israel. Since he submitted that application he has been charged with having violated paragraph 1901 of the RSFSR criminal code pertaining to "slandering" the Soviet system. The alleged slander consists of signing a large number of petitions addressed to Soviet authorities. Moreover. he has recently been accused of "revealing state secrets." Those who have knowledge of the situation know that these charges are bizarre and solely used for the purpose of harassment and intimidation.
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