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SEU TIMES #2 February, 1999
Grigory Pasko is suffering serious health problems and is denied relevant medical aid, we learned from reliable sources. On Thursday, March 11, Pasko had a heart attack before the trial, but was defined "enough healthy" to continue the trial. Shortly before he was examined by prison doctor, and was recommended to remain seated while testimony before the court, because of high level blood pressure. Apparently this is a result of 15 month long custody retaining. Despite health problems, Grigory is firm to testify personally in the court - the only way to restore his reputation, as he thinks. But lately environmentalist could not even get any decent sleep - as at night every 1,5 - 2 hours heavy bang comes on the chamber door and loud voice is calling out something like "Pasko - are you still there? Are you alone?" To put it plain, Pasko is tortured by insomnia.
Currently campaign for Pasko release from custody is going, vouch for Pasko have already signed Alexey Yablokov (SEU Co-chair), famous writers Fazil Iskander, Anatoly Pristavkin, Daniil Granin, academic Dmitry Likhachev, human rights defenders Sergey Kovalev and Larisa Bogoraz.
Your letters of support for Grigory Pasko and protest letters on the way environmentalists case is handled will help greatly.
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