1988. december (307-326. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
L&(3)is^I^sa^a ©$m£ Editor: György Krassó * 24/D Little Russell Street « London, WC1A 2HN * Tel. 01-430 2126 (írom abroad 441-430 2126) 325/1988 30th December, 1988 New Year Message to Parliament on Behalf of Imprisoned Gonscientious Objectors This year the Hungárián political leadership has promised many times to settle the issue of conscientious objectors and recently on November lOth György Marosán, a govemment spokesperson, told joumalists that a law will soon secure the possib- ility to choose an alternative social servioe. Bút the bili did nőt come before Parliament in either November or December and the military court in Budapest has recently sentenced conscientious objectors and those imprisoned have nőt been released. Today twelve representatives of independent groups sent a message to Parliament conceming this issue. It is as follows: In November the govemment newspaper reported that there would soon be an alternative social serviee in Hungary. Bút nőt a word was said about this law in the most recent pariiamentary session. In spite of these promises 150-160 conscientious objectors are still in prison. Parliament must start to honour its promises to those languishing in prison and release Zsolt Keszthelyi and others so that we can wish them Happy New Year outside the prison walls. Budapest - Vienna - London, lOth December, 1988. Imre Kocsis on behalf of the "Conseience 88" group Mikolta Bognár on behalf of the "Zsolt Keszthelyi Committee" Zoltán Rockenbauer, IDA committee member, on behalf of the Young Democrats Alliance Attila Szarvas on behalf of the "National Humanist Circle" Jenő Nagy on behalf of the independent paper Demokrata József Talata on behalf of the independent paper Égtájak között (Between Points of the Compass) Tamás Mikes on behalf of the independent paper Hiány (Lack) Péter Bokros on behalf of the independent art group INCONNU Tibor Holczer and Tamás Csapody on behalf of the"East-West Dialogue Network Circle" Gábor Csizmadia, ex-prisoner, on behalf of the "Bush" Catholic basis community Károly Kiszely, ex-prisoner, on behalf of the "Vienna Hungárián Humán Rights Committee" and the "Frankfurt Humán Rights Society" György Krassó, ex-political prisoner, on behalf of the London "Hungárián October Freepress" The New Year message will be submitted to Parliament on January lOth when it will continue the work left from the interrupted December session. Jo Subscribcrs can use or quote the Hungárián October newsletters in totál or in detail as long as the source is acknowledged.
