1987. február (7-13. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
! /■> •' HUNGÁRIÁN O CTQ6ERK • v,» > ®3ífJ! / 24/D titti« R«»»ell Street, LONDON, W-Q.i. • Ttl Ol-tso H 26 • G. Krasai 13/1937 25th February, 1987 Zsolt Keszthelyi, conscientious ob.lector, arrested in Hungary Zsolt Keszthelyi /age 23/, after his refusal oí military service, was arrested today 13 p.m. in his Budapest fiat. Keszthelyi vvas a university student /English.French faculty/ till last year, he was a member of un- official youtii group VOÁ HUi.,ní.n, one of tneeditors of samizdat Journal EGTAJAK KÖZÖTT /Between the Points of the Compass/ and the editor of a new samizdat publication. He was called up a few days after hoase-searches carried out by Hungárián security police in his fiat and in tne fiat of József Talata, a co-editor of the journal mentioned above, on tne 4th of February /see Hungárián October Information Sheets no. 8/1937 and 12/1967/. On the 18th of this month Keszthelyi sent has solöier’s book to the recruit center, together with a declaration /see below/ in which he gave the motives of his refusal of military service. On the 18th of this month he sent a statement to the Vienna Conference of Suropean States /se Information Sheet 12/1987/. Today /25th February/ he ought to go to Kiskunfélegyháza to tne military recruit center. He rerained in his Budapest fiat and, at 13 p.m., a low-rank policeman arrlved saying that Keszthelyi has to go vvita him to the district police fór checking somé data. From that time Keszthelyi disaopeared, according to his friends he was taken to a military prison /Fő utca, Buc^pest/. The declaration below was mailed oy Zsolt Keszthelyi to tne military authorities on th 18th of February. Beclaration I, the undersigned Zsolt Keszthelyi, nereoy declare that I v.isn to refuse military service because of political motives. I am nőt inclined to pút my trust in a "people’s democratic" army wnich is nőt placed under the control of a government electeo by universal suffrage involving competing political programs. I think that by this action, just like by my struggle fór a free press, I can contribute to the creation of a society which is free of fear and in which the management of social afíairs is determined by tne responsibility and conscience of individuals and nőt oy unquestioning faith and fear. If there is no other way I am ready to throw in rry lót with those conscientious objectors who, due to their decision of conscience, have been sentenced to prison during the "people’s democratic".periods of the pást 40 years having penalties designed to deny true constitutionalism. Budapest, February 1987. Zsolt Keszthelyi Temporary address: 19 Belgrád rakpart, H-105S Budapest, Hungary Fermanent address: 39 Petőfi Sándor utca, H-6500 Baja, Hungary t\0
