Viktor was an editor of this journal. which contained articles on Jewish history and traditions. But again. he was released. if only for a short time. since it was in November 1980 that the signatories to the Helsinki accords were going to meet in Madrid. On the eve of that meeting. Viktor signed a letter. along with 237 others. demanding that Leonid Brezhnev issue them exit visas. Two days later. he was arrested. and he has not yet been released. Viktor Brailovsky has been arrested for "defaming the Soviet state." Under Soviet law. Mr. Speaker. a person cannot be held for more than 2 months without going to trial. yet Viktor remains in Butyrskaya Prison to this day.