Several months ago the organs of state security arrested
two citizens: writers A. Sinyavsky and Yu. Daniel. There are reasons to fear
violation of glasnost of the legal process. It is commonly known that violation
of the law on glasnost (Article 3 of the Constitution of the USSR and Article
18 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Republic) constitutes an illegal action. It is inconceivable that the work
of a writer could constitute a crime against the state.
In the past, unlawful actions by the authorities have taken
the lives of millions of Soviet citizens. This bloodstained past demands
vigilance in the present. It is more prudent to give up one day of tranquility
than to spend years suffering the consequences of lawlessness that has not
been stopped in time.
Soviet citizens have a means for resisting capricious actions
of the authorities. That method is the Glasnost Meetings whose participants
chant only one slogan: 'WE DE-MAND GLAS-NOST FOR THE TRIAL OF (followed by
the last names of the accused)!' or where the participants display a
corresponding banner. Any shouts or slogans that depart from demands of strict
adherence to laws must be regarded as counter-productive or, possibly,
provocational and must be halted by the participants of the meeting.
During the meeting, it is essential to observe decorum. At
the first demand of the authorities it is essential to inform the authorities
about the purpose of the meeting, then to disband.
You are being invited to a Glasnost Meeting which will be held
on December 5, at 6 P.M., on Pushkin Square, by the monument to the poet.
Invite [at least] two other citizens by means of this appeal.
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