I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues a copy of a legal memorandum prepared by the Jewish Community Council of Boston on behalf of Mikhal Leviev. a Soviet Jew who has been sentence.CtU A. udeath. af1ter having .ta ----I --victed of the charges of bribery and the illegal sale of gold. These charges were brought against Mr. Leviev shortly after he had applied for an exit visa to Israel and was preparing to emigrate from the Soviet Union. He was detained for 2 years and 7 months in a Soviet prison. before being afforded a trial. He. along with three alleged coconspirators. were convicted of the charges. yet only Leviev was sentenced to death.
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