TRIAL OF BRITONS COMMENCES THURSDAY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11087, 10 April 1933, Page 3

TRIAL OF BRITONS COMMENCES THURSDAY

Britain Defied by Moscow Press COUNSEL FOR ACCUSED. Moscow, April S The Moscow newspapers to-day belatedly disclosed the British Government’s measures for controlling imports from Russia. They fulminate against everything British. The Izvestia declares: “Britain cannot frighten us. The Soviet is determined mercilesly to mete out justice to all wreckers, including British.”

The formal indictments are to be handed to the accused employees of the Metropolitan Vickers Company on Monday. Their trial, originally fixed for to-morrow is not likely to be held before next Thursday—the Russian “day of rest." This will enable as many workers as possible to attend.

Counsel for Mr John Cushny is M. Peter Lidoff and for Messrs Charles Nordwall and Gregory, M. Aaron Dolmatovsky. Mr W. H. MacDonald is to be represented by M. Smirnoff, a prominent member of the Collegium. M. Nicholas Komodoff will appear for Mr Allan Monkhouse, and M. Ilia Braude for Mr W. H. Thornton. Both are noted counsel. The defence lawyers’ plans are well forward. The trial is expected to last 10 days.

The trial of employees of the Stalin Engineering Works, charged with wrecking resulted in sentences of 10 years’ imprisonment downwards and two acquittals.