Moscow, Mar. 18, During the Anal scenes of the rials, Bukharin, former editor of the "Izvestia," official organ of the Cential Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R. and the All-Russian Executive Committee, and former President of the Comintern, delivered a ninety minute speech, In his speech, which was one of the most brilliant self-defences in the trials, Bukharin, although he admitted full responsibility for the crimes for which, he said, "I deserve shooting ten times," was the only one of the defendants to protest against the trial procedure.
Bukharin accused Vishinsky, the prosecutor of introducing allegations not mentioned in the preliminary investigations.
He then delivered a stirring appeal to the western intellectuals not to misunderstand the Soviet conditions, declaring that he had already confessed and expected adequate justice from the Soviet Court.
Yagoda, also reiterated his confession, but pleaded that his life be spared,
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