1987. április (33-52. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
been since months regularly shadowed by plain-clothes police in the Street; it seems that after Jenő Nagy it is now them, who became the main targets of police persecution aimed against the democratic opposition. Mikolta Bognár and József Talata asked fór international support against the police actions. Yesterday a hearing was alsó held at 8.30am in the Béke Square building of the Qsuncil of Jistrict XIII of the City of Budapest, concerning infringement of regulations, in the case of Tamás Molnár, Péter Bokros and Róbert Pálinkás -members of the independent artist group INCONNU - as well as Tibor Philipp jr. They are charged with infringement of árts and press regulations as well as with unaurthorized raising of money in connection with the international graphic árts competition announced by INCONNU in memory of 1956, respectively with the planned exhibition of the artworks received. As is known, the police confiscated the exhibition matériái on the 28th of January, a few hours before the opening. Bokros, Molnár and Pálinkás refused to confess at the hearing, demanded the return of the pictures confiscated and protested against the police persecution of artistic work. The Council postponed the passing of a decision until Monday, the 6th of April. According to news from Budapest, those guiding the party's cultural policy kept trying to force the new leaders of the Writers' Association elected in November last year to make somé members of the Board of Trustees resign and fill their places with persons loyal to the authority. As we are told, the party leadership managed to achieve at a discussion held last week that József Annus, deputy chief-editor of the journal "Tiszatáj" dismissed last year and one of the new secretaries of the Writers' Association, should resign his member- ship in the Board of Trustees, while at the same time Gábor Garai, István Király and Sándor Koczkás be adopted in the Board. There are rumours of plans made to form a certain "Council of Literature"; this body would consist of 15 members - five functionaries of cultural policy, five writers and five chief-editors of journals - and would function as the superior organ of the Writers' Association. 'l'he writers Erzsébet Galgóczi and Gyula Hernádi were allegedly requested to participate, bút they have^&uctant to accept the offer. Ls- 2 -
