Soviet authorities must realize that we shall not relent in our efforts to free Shcharansky who now sits in prison solely because he dared to dream of. and strive for. a life for himself and his wife Avital in Israel. It is that simple. Shcharansky was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his "antiSoviet activity." But his real crimes were that he was a leader in the movement to obtain unrestricted rights of emigration. He was also a major figure in the movement to monitor Soviet compliance with the Helsinki accords. The Shcharansky case makes a mockery of the Soviet criminal justice system.
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