— Alexander Magidovich, a long-time refusnik whose trial began last Thursday in Tula, was sentenced last Saturday to two-and-a-half years in a labor camp, it was reported here Tuesday by the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. The charges against the 49-year-old electrical engineer are still not known. (See Jan. 13 Bulletin for background report.)
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