Brint was brought to trial on June 1. 1972. and charged under article 1871 of the Criminal Code. with "slandering the Soviet system." The charge was based on his 1967 activities. even though the Soviet statute of limitations for crime is 5 years. At the trial. which his friends were barred from attending. Brint was sentenced to 3 years in prison. Mr. Speaker. the right to emigrate is a universal human right. The MillsVanik amendment offers a practical method to attain it for the multitudes deprived of this right and I urge Congress to pass this bill without further delay.
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