Jewish sources in the Soviet Union reported today that Victor Polsky, a prominent activist, would go on trial in Moscow tomorrow on trumped-up charges of injuring a pedestrian last March through careless driving. The charge carries a maximum three-year jail sentence. The 44-year-old physicist applied for an exit visa several years ago. The sources noted that the trial comes at a time of sensitive negotiations between Washington and Moscow in an effort to establish trade relations. (See story P. 3 for to establish trade relations. (See story P. 3 for promise made by U.S. Treasury Secretary William Simon that the USSR could expect MFN status by the end of the year.)
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
