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distributed by the Hungárián democratic youthj then Pál Lőcsei who had been sentenced to eight years of iwprisonment as an accused of another trial,reLated to the Imre hagy trial, held a commemorating address. After three decades, he said, it was évidént that those in pov/er had failed to silence or even dampen the voice of history demanding justice. Bút the horrors of the twentieth century have nőt come to an end and do nőt belong to the domain of the irretrievable pást. The victims rest in unmarked graves and those defaced 3o years ago still live among us and still are secondary citizens. Pál Lőcsei remembered his last dispute with Miklós G-imes who refused to leave the country though aware óf imminent árrést. He regarded as another example of staggering morál and political courarge that Imre Hagy who was abducted and taken to xíumania after leavin.g the protection of the Yugoslavian embassy, absolutely refused to make any compromise with the invaders or the counter-revolutionary Kádár government even at the cost of his life. He was thus able to link the ideas of Progressive communism and the forces striving fór idepen- dence and freedom. Gratitude, reverence and glory are due to the memory of all martyrs of 1956, said Pál Lőcsei finishing his memóriái address. Tamás Mikes recited his poem written in memory of the executions, then Katalin Mikes, his wife, read out the open letter of Erzsébet Nagy, Imre Nagy’s daughter. Erzsébet Nagy demanded in the naaie of his murdered father that those responsible fór the unlawful trials and murders sanctified by the judiciary should. leave the political aréna and yield their places to a név/ generation of leaders . v/ho, free of guilt and clean- handed, v/ill carry out political and economic reforms and help the democratic rebirth of Hungárián society. They and only they can rehabilitate the victims of retaliation. Imre Nagy's daughter finished her letter by wishing strength and great fortitude to Hungárián youth fighting fór a democratic transformation. Erzsébet Nagy, whose deceased husband, Perenc Jánosi had himself been one of the accused in the Imre Nagy trial, came forward on this occassion fór the first time to voice her memories and political convictions.- 2 _______________________ 40 ________________________i
