I rise today to bring to the attention of my colleagues the plight of Evgeny Lein and his family. Evgeny has been considered a refusenik In the Soviet Union since 1978. Five of my colleagues in this body joined me in sending a September 16. 1987. letter to General Secretary Gorbachev appealing for expedited emigration of the Leins. I would like to expand upon the details included in that letter so that all the Members of this body will be aware of the Leins extraordinary struggle for freedom. The Leins first applied for an exit visa in the spring of 1978. His request was denied 4 months later on the grounds that Evgeny had "access to classified materials." He was subsequently dismissed from his position as a research scientist as was his wife. Irina. who worked for the Institute of Biology.
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