1987. Különkiadvány, 1987.10.01 / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2

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contacte with former fellov prisoner6. Let the minister of the interior disband tbe group vithin tbe aecret police concerned vith persons convicted in conjunction with the eventB of 1956, and let him inBtruct hie aubordinates nőt to interfere in the priváté liveB of former prisoners.- According to Decree of tbe Council of Ministers No 17/1975 (1A Jun), wbich implements Lav No II of 1975 on Social Security, the person vhose employment has been interrupted fór more than 5 yeare, because of a priaon sentence fór a var crime or a crime against the Btate, loses fór pension purposes the yeare of service accrued prior to his conviction (Section 19). This provieion íb aimed primarily against persons convicted in conjunction with the events of 1956, many of vhom reached (or vili be reaching) retirement age after 1975. It is unconstitutional, because it adds to the punÍ6hment a dravback that is nőt included in the sentence. The Constitutional Council should rescind this section vhich unlavfully limits the pension rights of a proportion of those who vere convicted in conjunction with the events of 1956.- During the investigations and pre-trial proceedings after October 1956, the personal documents of many suspects and prisoners vere confiscated.

(This is how the Ministry of the Interior obtained tbe diary that Imre Nagy had kept during his Románián exile.) Let the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the courts release from their files the original manuscripts to their owners or (if the ovners are no longer living) to the owners' relatives; and let the archives retain copies of the manuscripts that are important historical sources.- Persons convicted in 1956 trials are being refused access by the courts to the records of their case. This is against the lav, an injury to the persons in question. The study of court records cannot be the privilege of historians and publicÍ6ts supporting the prosecution's case. Let the Supreme Court rule that nőt even persons convicted of political crimes can be denied access to their court records. And the court6 should allov the copying of court records.- Defamatory and libelous statements are still appearing in tbe press about persons vho vere convicted at one time. If the persons concerned so choose, tbey should be able to sue fór defamation of character or libel, and to demand proof of the statements.- The dead are no longer able to defend their reputations. Betveen 1956 and 1961, innumerable death sentences vere passed on tbe basis of accusations provenly, or as yet unprovenly, falsé. Let the Supreme Court rule that relatives may petition fór a retrial, to clarify the true role of their deceased in the events of 1956.- The October 1956 issues of the press have been claBsified, and other documents from that month have nőt been made available. Shrouding the nation's hÍ6tory in secrecy more than 30 years later is completely inexcusable. Open access to the data is a prerequisite fór vriting our history objectively. The public has the right to read Imre Nagy's speech of 31 October, just as Jano6 Kadar's speech of 1 November or József [Cardinal]

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