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After the debate, both sides went to a hotel in Washington for a reception.

During this time, he has always accompanied Vita Kudayev, and as Kudayev's defense lawyer, he has nothing to blame for doing so.

However, in a quiet room where no one is around, a rather tragic scene erupts.

Megan tugged at Edward's tie: "Bastard, you really did it to that woman!" ”

"I don't, I don't, absolutely not!" Someone waved his hand repeatedly

"Do you dare to swear?" Megan gritted her teeth

"Well, dear, I have your ...... in my heart But, but, you know...... She often comes to me to discuss issues, I, I ......"

"Bastard, don't you still have Beth? Isn't she all the time? Stumped you lost interest in her so quickly? Truth be told, she's so much prettier than that woman! ”

Beth ...... Since winning Petrosian, she has become a different person, and she is no longer enthusiastic about me, she told me directly, but now she doesn't need to decompress...... But if I like it, it's okay...... It makes me feel like I'm some kind of instrument."

"But, bastard, that woman's husband is still in jail, and you are his lawyer, but you are in her wife! God, if you get it out, you're done! Moreover, "Meghan looks more and more angry" This is very immoral, you know! There are no morals to speak of. ”

"My dear, I am a lawyer, and my professional ethics tell me that as long as I guarantee the preservation of Kudayev's interests, Vita is an independent natural person and does not fall within Kudayev's interests...... Okay, you don't have to think about it so much......"

"But you can't sleep with the client's wife! I don't understand, you don't lack women, but why? ”

"When I was in school, I used to snatch toys from my classmates, even though my grandfather bought me far more toys than my classmates, do you know why?"

"Why?" Megan wondered

"Because I haven't played ......," someone shrugged.

"You're such a scumbag! God, how did I know you! Damn, you let go, you let go, don't touch me with your filthy body, no, no, gosh, don't do that...... I, I hate you...... Wait a minute...... I'm still beautiful...... No, no, no, don't stop God, you're such a demon......"

Three minutes later, the demon hung his head and was slightly embarrassed, "Sorry, I've been too tired to prepare for the debate lately......"

"Fart FXXK, you're too tired on that woman! Bastard! Meghan scolded angrily, then smiled and touched his face, "Remember, you owe me, I will come to collect the debt at any time......"

"Ahem, we don't need to be so clear, right......"

"By the way, how do I compare myself to that woman?"

"Of course it's hello, of course it's you......"

"Then it's decided, I'll come to you tomorrow night......"

"Honey, I need to rest, really ......"

Yuri is knocking on the door because the press conference is about to begin.

The two of them left the lounge after a brief tidying up.

At this moment, Weta was standing not far away.

Edward gave Megan an awkward look: "I'm sorry, I have to ......"

"Okay, I know, it's your job right now......" Meghan was very forgiving.

Someone was overjoyed.

The next second, a vicious whisper came from his ear: "FXXK, if you dare to do the work in bed, wait for me...... I see your workload is too unsaturated. When will Ilena and Nancy, the three of us clean you up together......"

"No, no...... My body can't handle ......"

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According to publicly available information and other information, Edward knew that among the Russians was a member of the legal profession, Professor Semyon Gilves, who had also come to Washington as an adviser.

Edward had seen the photograph of the man, so he led Weta through the hustle and bustle of human rights and walked straight to Professor Semyon Jeffs.

After the introduction, Professor Steevs asked Vita what her maiden name was, and he believed that she was just Kudaev's "girlfriend" and not his wife.

But Vita had no intention of dwelling on the issue, and she calmly turned to Professor Semyon Jeffs for help.

At this time, the "journalist", "playwright" and "debater" Jinlik Porovik clearly noticed the situation.

He walked over slowly, and Professor Semyon Kiss was visibly nervous, and even stuttered a little.

Borovik suddenly asked a person next to him who was struggling to write and take notes: "Who are you?" ”

"I'm a reporter for The New York Times," the other person replied

The professor immediately interrupted the conversation and walked away, saying to Vita, "Don't mess in with the newspapers, it's not going to do your husband any good!" ”

One sentence apparently revealed the true position of Professor Semyon Jeffs, who used the word husband to refer to Kudaev, who had obviously been impressed before, but Borovik's intervention made him choose to leave.

This made Edward a little worried, whether the increasing number of media reports on Kudayev would be counterproductive?

Will it make the Kremlin stick to the end?

There was also controversy in the legal team on this issue before, and in the end it was Weta who decided: "My husband's way is to make everything public, to fight, not to dodge." If he could give us his opinion here, he would certainly let us get his case published in the newspapers as much as possible. That's where his hopes lie. ”

So in that case, Edward would have posted what he had just witnessed to the media.

He was almost certain that Polovik was KGB, but it was hard to say if he was not a colonel.

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The New York Times commented: The debate proved to be an exciting struggle.

The Russians have clearly been a bit of a mistake when dealing with the minimum human dignity raised by Father Hesberg or the proactive defense of Soviet dissidents by Lawyer Yang...... The broadcast was a wonderful expression of the country's advocacy of the concept of freedom, as well as the practice of the concept of freedom.

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This wasn't Edward's first appearance in the New York Times, but at least it was the most appreciated.

His name has appeared several times in the Bergman and Sheldon cases, but it is usually followed by words such as viper, forked tongue, treacherous lawyer, juggler of justice, and so on.

A 100% rainbow fart compliment like today's is definitely the first time in his life, and it's more memorable than his first night.

All sectors of society have expressed their praise for him.

Even

William Buckley Jr., his rival in the debate on obscene pornography, when the two mocked each other unceremoniously.

At the moment, he is even more popular than the New York Times:

I propose to award the Medal of Freedom to Father Robert Kaiser, Edward Young and Father Theodore Hirsberg...... Due to the excellent eloquence of the American team, the performance of the Soviet team can only be described as slightly inferior.

And on the territory of the USSR, the investigation of the KGB was already in full swing. The KGB summoned dozens of witnesses, including many well-known "people who are not allowed to leave" and human rights activists, as well as an American journalist, Robert Thorn, who was arrested and interrogated for several days on a Moscow street.

Edward sent a message to the Moscow "grassroots" through various "channels",

Every witness to be summoned should recall and record the arrogance as soon as he or she is released.

Edward asked Thorn to recall the interrogation immediately after he returned to the United States.

Knowing the questions to be asked of witnesses, it is possible to sort out what the KGB is going to convict Kudayev of in his case.

For weeks on end, he continued to receive briefings on these summonses.

Two conclusions seem increasingly clear and disturbing: one is that the KGB is preparing to prosecute Kudaev on charges of espionage and treason;

The second is that the KGB does not give witnesses the opportunity to present evidence in Kudaev's favor

Edward decided to mobilize all the resources at his disposal, whether it was Solomon or David Hill, or even Rector Lehmann, who had enough help, to organize a committee of prominent Americans to analyze the evidence that the Moscow court would not consider.

These materials would then be sent to the Soviet Union for inclusion in Kudaev's investigative materials.

Obviously, this is unreasonable, but because it represents a huge power, it is unhindered in the United States.

Just look at the committee members:

These include Columbia University President William McGill, Idaho Senator Frank Church, civil rights activist Bead Rustin, and many more.

And a hearing was held in the room of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the participants were, of course, senators.

As Kudayev's U.S. lawyer, Edward debriefed on the defense.

Jack Guellingberg, president of the Foundation for the Defense of the Law of the National Council for the Advancement of Colored People, served as the committee's legal counsel.

The Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Bezlon, officially sworn in as a witness testifying that the testimony of the hearing could be used in any judicial proceeding in the USSR in connection with the Kudayev case.

Edward even had the whimsical idea of inviting the Soviet ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Dobrynin, to attend the hearing in person or send a representative, but apparently the other party ignored it.

The first witness called at this hearing was Vita Kudaev.

Edward asked her if her husband knew he was being watched.

She testified that Kudayev had "written to her several times that he knew very well who was following him, knew what they looked like, and knew that his home had been bugged." ”

My second witness was Father Robert Drinan of Massachusetts, a Commonwealth Rep. who had been in contact with Kudayev in Moscow shortly before his arrest.

Fr. Drhinan testified that Kudaev always "did not hide what he did." ”

Another witness, a computer expert, testified that there was no electronic intelligence information "related to the military power of the USSR" in the briefings previously provided by Kudaev.

Subsequently, Edward summoned Alfred Flanderly, executive deputy director of the Council for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

"Kudaev walked in a different way than other Soviet citizens, he held his head high," he said. He was also frank and outspoken. He once asked me to listen to the silent streets. His only sin is that he speaks the truth; Adding to the sin, he spoke the truth in English. ”

The last witness called was with Kudayev a few days before his arrest.

The man, Isaac Elcade, was a lawyer who had just emigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union. Elkay testified that Kudayev initiated a law study course "to allow those who are not allowed to leave the country to study Soviet law and to familiarize all members with the law in order to prevent any violation of Soviet law"

A few weeks after the hearing, the Commission issued its conclusions:

The available evidence suggests that Natan Kudayev had absolutely no connection with the CIA and was not involved in any espionage.

This conclusion, along with all the evidence and testimony, is included in one document.

The Committee's hearings and conclusions were subsequently published and submitted to the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of the USSR for examination.

Two months later, the US Council for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the executive body of the US Congress that oversees the implementation of the Helsinki agreements, decided to convene a hearing on the cases of Kudaev, Alexander Ginsburg and Yuri Orlov.

Edward was invited to win the case on behalf of Kudayevsha, while Edward Bennett Williams, representing Ginsburg, and Ramsey Clark, representing Orlov, were both long-established senior lawyers in the judicial community and senior partners in large multinational law firms.

Clearly, Edward's position in the judiciary is a world away from that he was before he took over the case

Finally, Edward updated the committee on Kudayev's situation: the Soviet authorities had appointed a female lawyer named Sylvia Dubrovskaya as Kudayev's defender.

He then read out a telegram sent by Father Drhinan to the Soviet lawyer:

Kudaev's mother had entrusted Edward Young to represent his interests in the United States and had called many witnesses who had left the Soviet Union, leaving behind crucial testimony.

It is clear that you do not have these testimonies at hand for the time being, and this is likely to be crucial in the defense of Kudaev.

We do not want to interfere in your proxy for him, nor do we want to get involved in the legitimate domestic affairs of the USSR.

Mr. Edward Young would like to meet with you and make a pure exemption as a colleague to provide you with the testimony materials we have collected through our unique means for your reference.

In the spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding, we are ready to go to Moscow at any time.

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The result of this letter, of course, is the same as that of inviting Ambassador Dobrynin to observe the hearings...... Mud cow into the sea......

I don't know if Sylvia Dubrovskaya will denounce when she receives the letter, a bunch of nonsense!

In addition to these public efforts in Kudayev's name, there are also private efforts underway.

For example, the State Department systematically arranged meetings and discussions with Soviet officials, made diplomatic proposals, and proposed the exchange of prisoners, but also did not make any substantial progress.

But the bad news came.

The Soviet authorities suddenly announced that Anatoly Kudayev would be tried for major treason in the near future.

The specific offences were: Between 1970 and 1972, the defendants provided state secrets to "Western diplomats, intelligence agents, and agents of foreign military intelligence agencies in Moscow disguised as journalists."

This is a charge that can be directly punishable by death.

It was like a basin of cold water splashed on Edward's head.

In fact, after taking over the case, Edward's idea was clear - first of all, to save his life, to be honest, this is not too difficult, as long as the highest authorities in Moscow do not go crazy, it is unlikely that he will be sentenced to death.

The second is to get him the lightest possible sentence, acquittal, of course, it is good, but it is clear that Moscow will definitely not be so easy to talk about.

He felt that through various efforts, Moscow had some hesitation when he initiated the prosecution and the verdict, and he casually sentenced him to three or five years for a crime.

Kudayev has been locked up for more than a year, and then he will be released on medical parole and deported, then both sides will be happy.

But once a trial for treason was announced, according to Edward's knowledge of Soviet law, the starting point for sentencing was ten years!

Now that things have come to this point.

He didn't do anything anymore, and directly asked a bunch of reporters to follow him, and he went to the Soviet embassy to apply for a visa.

The reason was to go to the Soviet Union to act as a client, or at least to observe the trial of Kudayev.

In addition to journalists, there are also a bunch of fellow lawyers who have made such requests.

They don't have an agency agreement, but they all ask to be an observer.

As a result, the Soviet embassy in the West was harassed.

Of course, the application will definitely be denied, there is no doubt about it.

In the days leading up to the trial, there was a lot of activity.

Edward gave up all work at hand and began to build momentum for the trial.

Walking around the country, at mass rallies, in parliament halls, on television on behalf of Kudayev in various speeches, always winning endless applause and people's eagerness.

Obviously, as Kudayev's wife, Vita has always attended these occasions with her full name.

People were deeply touched by her beauty and love for her husband.

While Edward was sweating and panting from Kudaev's work, the latter was not idle, preparing his reply in his cramped cell, a real defense in court.

On the fourth and final day of the trial, Kudayev had the first opportunity to speak after 16 months of forced silence.

When the court ordered him to make his final statement, he stood up, did not speak, and then turned his back to the judge, and he spoke directly to the only person in the entire court who would listen to him and give his courageous words out.

It was his younger brother Leonid.

Here is a part of his remarks:

"I knew it was futile to defend myself in such a semi-closed trial, and the case was hopeless from the start."

At this moment, someone in the audience shouted, "This kind of person should be hanged!" "Hang him, hang this traitor!"

Unmoved, he continued:

"Those who conducted the investigation warned me that unless I agreed to cooperate with the KGB department and assist them in bringing down the Jewish emigration movement, I would be put to death, or at least sentenced to more than 15 years. They promised that if they did, I would soon be released and even meet my wife. ”

"Now, when I am farther away from my people, farther away from my Vita, and when I am facing a long prison sentence, I say to my people and my Vita: 'L'shana ha-baah bYerushalaim!'

"See you next year in Jerusalem!"

Kudayev suddenly turned to the three judges and stared at them with burning eyes: "I have nothing to say about this tribunal, which can only approve pre-decided verdicts."

With that, he sat down and waited for the pre-written verdict of guilt.

A few hours later, the judge returned to the court and officially announced that Kudayev had been found guilty of all criminal charges against him and that Kudayev was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

The only consolation is that life was saved.

Several KGB cheerleaders who were in the courtroom began to shout: "The sentence is too light!" "The sentence is too light!"

Leonid shouted at his brother as the guards took Anatoly away: "The whole world is on your side!"

Leonid left the courtroom weeping, and his friends were waiting for him in the streets. They were all anxious to find out how Kudayev managed to hold up.

When Leonid read Kudayev's final speech to them, his mother wept with infinite grief, and the old lady also applied to be an observer.

But it was rejected on the grounds that the courtroom was full.

In fact, the only person in the auditorium who really had anything to do with Kudayev was his younger brother Leonid.

Andrei Sakharov walked over to comfort the heartbroken mother, when KGB plainclothes stood up and tried to separate them.

The scientist, who behaved politely, finally couldn't bear it anymore, "You are not human! He shouted angrily at the KGB agents.

It's like becoming another person entirely. "Listen, I'm talking to you as an academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences: "You are *** elements"

The men began to circle around the empty courthouse.

Suddenly, one of Kudayev's supporters began singing "Khatifana's Song of Hope for the Jews," and all the supporters, Jews and non-Jews, sang to this melody, and eventually the crowd slowly dispersed.

"This brings to an end a pretentious trial in Moscow that has captured the attention of the United States and the world," Newsweek reported.

Indeed, the name of Anatoly Kudaev has made the United States a household name in a matter of weeks.

Edward was determined to try one last time, or use his way, to squeeze as much out of the case as possible.

He filed a complaint with the court on behalf of his client.

The petition was sent to court by telex and published in Newsweek and the Congressional Record.

The statement section reads as follows:

Your Excellency, Distinguished Judge, I am speaking on behalf of a person who has been convicted by the Soviet media, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and high-ranking government officials. I am well aware of the burden on your shoulders: you and I know that in the history of the Soviet Union for half a century, there has never been a judge who has voted not guilty of a defendant accused of treason. However, I still ask you to resolutely throw off the shackles of your body, act with the noble integrity of judicial officers, and make correct and honest rulings.

Indeed, if the accusations were not so serious, they would have become a joke. Think about how incompetent the U.S. intelligence agencies are to recruit people like Kudaev as spies. His phone was tapped, his every move was openly monitored, his roommate was a KGB sitter, Kudayev was the worst candidate on the list of candidates for espionage warfare, and how stupid the Soviet counterintelligence agency was to allow someone like Kudayev to openly profess loyalty to Israel? A request to emigrate to Israel right to close military intelligence?

During the trial of the war criminals in Nuremberg, a German judge defended the death sentence of an innocent Jew, arguing that he could delay the genocide by obeying the party's instructions in one case.

The Nuremberg Tribunal, composed of judges from both countries, rejected his argument and declared that the day when the first innocent victim was deliberately found guilty was the day when justice was degraded and destroyed, and that it would inevitably lead to the annihilation of justice. I implore you to ask yourself questions and think twice before making similar tragic decisions.

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