Mr. Speaker. yesterday I Inserted in the RECORD a statement by Boris Azernikov. a young man whom Soviet authorities pernitted to emigrate to Israel only after serving a long and arduous sentence in a strict regime labor camp. Today. I wish to insert into the REcoRD information about a young man who is just beginning his journey down the same rough road which Boris had to travel to earn a right which almost all nations but the Soviet Union recognize as a natural rightthe right to emigrate. The young man whom I would like to bring to your attention today is Kopel Spektor. a 28yearold student from Chernovitsy in the Ukraine. He was arrested and tried in December 1974 on the charge of "parasitism." and sentenced to 2 years in a labor camp. His case is particularly distressing because his arrest occurred after he and his family had received permission to emigrate to Israel. Arrest. trial and imprisonment. after permission to emigrate has been granted. reportedly is highly unusual. Based on the information I have. I can see no grounds for this highly capricious and reprehensible step that the Soviet authorities have taken.
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