Dear friends, we send the letter and its English translation. We have received the letter in June, 1993 from the person, sentenced to the capital punishment. Such letters are usually sent without delay but unfortunately the letter was lost. We hope it isn't to late.

Dear members of the Radical Party, sentenced to the capital punishment being shot - is writing to you. My name is Ivanov Valery Nikolayevich. I was born in 1969, October, 31.

I am asking for your help. In a moment I'll describe the way I was sued.

On the 16th of December, 1992, the public prosecutor demanded 15 years of imprisonment for me but by the verdict of the Judicial Board for the criminal trials of Dnepropetrovsk regional court from December, 18, 1992 I was sentenced to the capital punishment on the basis of complex of crimes, in particular, article. 93 "a", "b", "e".

On the 23rd of February, 1993, the extent of my accusal I had been sentenced for was reduced considerably in connection with the partial satisfaction of my and my solicitor's appeals so, the verdicts concerning articles 17-93 "a", "b", "e", 81 part III of Criminal Code of Ukraine, were irritated. The episode about my stealing private things of the victim Ivanov A. K. was also ruled out.

Though the extent of my accusal was considerably reduced, Supreme Court, didn't comply with my request to change capital punishment for imprisonment.

I must admit also, that Judicial Board of Dnepropetrovsk regional, court when setting the verdict didn't take into account some mitigating the guilt circumstances. I frankly confessed in everything I had done, acknowledged my guilt, indemnified the motor depot and victims for losses entirely, regretted everything I committed and promised to redeem my guilt to society by my honest work.

They didn't take into account that no criminal or administrative proceeding had been instituted against me before, I had been working conscientiously in a fire-brigade, good references from my work are in my record.

Please, pay your attention to the fact that it wasn't proved that my very actions brought Ivanov A. K. to death. The statement of Savoysky O. M., who was also imprisoned in connection with a spade is absolutely false, and at the confrontation with Savoysky I proved that it had been he who had hit Ivanov A. K. with his feet; blood of the same group that Ivanov had, was found by the experts on Savoysky's shoes, but on the spade, using which I, judging by Savosky's words, had hit Ivanov A. K. several times no traces of blood were found by experts; and no injuries, that could be ascribed to spade, were found on the head of Ivanov A. K. , either. Moreover, I had a knife in my pocket which I had used to be quick about the accumulators, but I didn't hurt anybody with it, but if I had the intention to murder smb, the easiest way to do it would be to use the knife. All this proves that my actions were not of malice pretence.

After examinations of my case by the Supreme Court of Ukraine, the extent of Savoysky's accusal was left much larger than mine, since his articles, 17, 93 "a", "b", "e" were not irritated, but he was sued to 15 years of imprisonment.

This difference in the fixed punishment proves the biased attitude to me, proves prejudgment.

Dear party, I plead for your help, I am only 24. Please, help me.

Yours truly, Ivanov V. N.

June, 2, 1993.