Lazar Lubarsky, a Soviet Jewish activist, will appeal late this month his recent conviction by a Rostov court. An Australian lawyer, Marcus Einfeld, has applied for a visa so that he can attend the proceedings. Lubarsky, 46, an engineer, was charged with slandering the Soviet Union and giving away State secrets. Legal experts here described both charges as unsubstantiated and devoid of credibility. Lubarsky was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in a strict regime labor camp.
Einfeld had originally applied for a Soviet visa to attend the trial which was held in a closed court Feb. 1. He was told by the Soviet Consulate that a visa would be granted if he were to be invited by the Soviet Lawyers Association. Einfeld has written to the association’s chairman to request an invitation.
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