Medvid remained in Soviet custody aboard the MV Konev for 2 days until he was interviewed by U.S. officials on Monday. October 28. Yesterday. a fellow Helsinki Commissioner. Congressman DON RITTER. brought to public attention. Irene Padoch. the original translator for Miroslav Medvid. What she said. Mr. President. is unbelievable. Irene Padoch. who works part time as a translator for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. was called in New York to translate by phone for the Soviet sailor. When asked why he jumped. Medvid stated that he would "like to stay in an honest country." He also stated that he could not explain in only a few minutes over the phone why he could not return to the Soviet Union.
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