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Courtesy move delays smoking bylaw =â€" In a move that‘s ‘"just a courtesy," council decided to delay third reading of the bylaw until Kitchener and Waterioo council‘s liason committee has a chance to study it, even though Kitchener has no intentions of enacting a similar bylaw. After getting all fired up about it last week, Waterioo council has decided to exâ€" tinguish efferts to put its noâ€"smoking byâ€" law into effect for the time being. By Paul Marck It‘s unlikely that Waterloo housewife Jean Moffat will ever meet her unwitâ€" ting penpal, a Moroccan university stuâ€" dent. In fact, it‘s even doubtful that the 27â€"yearâ€"old Morrocan, Mohamed Znagui will acknowledge the more than 60 letâ€" ters Jean and a half dozen others have written to him and Morrocan governâ€" ment on his behalf. You see, Znagui is a political prisonâ€" er in Morocco, and, Jean Moffat, along with about 10 other local residents, are members of Amnesty International, the worldâ€"wide freedom organization that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. j The Londonâ€"based organization was begun in 1961 by a British lawyer, and has swelled to 168,000 members in 107 countries. Among its more prominent Canadian members are author and television perâ€" sonality Pierre Berton, Canadian Laâ€" bor Congress Leader Joe Morris, Toâ€" ronto lawyer Clayton Ruby, and Mest Revy. E.W. Scott, primate of the Angliâ€" can Church in Canada. A Waterloo psychiatrist, Dr. D.H. Moogk, is a member of the group‘s naâ€" tional board of directors. The Waterloo group, like the 30 others in Canada and around the world, ‘‘*adopts‘‘ what are referred to as "priâ€" soners of conscience‘‘ â€" those detainâ€" ed for religious, political, or racial reaâ€" sons around the world, who haven‘t usâ€" ed violence in their cause. There are 1,945 such adoption groups in 31 countries, each having adopted three prisoners in various countries. Once an adoption group is formed, and obtains charitable status by the government, the world headquarters of Amnesty International sends dossiers on three prisoners to the adopting group. Since Amnesty International isn‘t affiliated with any government, one prisoner is adopted from each of a comâ€" munist, westernâ€"world, and thirdâ€"world country. It‘s then up to us to apply as much pressure as possible, usually through letters, on the government that is holdâ€" ing the prisoner," says Jean, a pleaâ€" sant and articulate woman. Amnesty International supplies and constantly updates lists of government officials to write to in each country. ~"If the person‘s human rights are violated,. Amnesty International will adopt him," Jean says. adding the noâ€" violence criteria must be shown before the group acts. 123rd Year No. 7 ‘‘Depending on the case. we appeal for their release, or the concern for medical attention, or a review of the trial proceedings."" Amnesty International |$>>: helping people around the world two members from each council, hasn‘t met in more than two years. Kitchener council had earlier expressed interest in an antiâ€"smoking bylaw, but lately has been openly shunning the idea. Despite her absence from last week‘s committee meeting when the bylaw was amended, Mayor Marjorie Carroll said Monday night she was "quite happy In the case of Mohamed Znagui, the Kâ€"W group is appealing for his release. He was arrested along with 120 others in 1974 for distributing a leaflet deâ€" nouncing Moroccan King Hassan‘s policy of annexation of the Spanish Sahara. Wednesday, February 22, 1978 Znagui was held without trial until Waterioo player Leon Passmore (12) goes up for a layup during Saturâ€" day‘s Moser game in Waterioo. Looking on are Richard Kurtz (35) and Ted Darcie (34). Warriors overcame a oneâ€"point deticit to win 78â€"62. See Page 16. Terry James. Chromicle with the new vergion. * f ‘ Aldermen had decidedâ€"to lower the fine amount from $1,000 to $25, and made it the city‘s responsibility to provide noâ€" smoking signs to merchants, % However, the committee vote on the bylaw was close, and it could be tied once it‘s up for final approval. January of 1977, in a secret detention centre, contrary to the country‘s own penal code. ‘ . During the trial, neither Znagui nor the other prisoners were allowed to speak on their own behalf, or tell of prison conditions, and defense lawyers Waterioo, Ontario ::.vtohutafi-m.mw She said she expects the matter to come up before counci! again in two weeks. As for the amendments, Mayor Carroli said she agrees with them, especially the one regarding signs. _ were restricted on what tactics they could use. Amnesty Internationatâ€" also has reaâ€" son to believe tortureâ€"tactics have been used on the Morrocan prisoners. Another prisoner the Waterioo group has adopted is an Indonesian named Basri, held without being charged since 1965 after an attempted communist known about the man, other than that he‘s been shipped to an island penal colony. The Indonesian government released 10,000 of the country‘s estimated 100,â€" 000 political prisoners last year, though they don‘t knoW if Basri was among Theâ€" Wateriloo group‘s third adopted prisonér, a Peruvian union leader, was released last spring after being held by the government for his part in strike activities. The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo group, formâ€" ed a little more than two years ago, regularly has members speak to local service and church clubs and other orâ€" ganizations. ‘*In many cases, our involvement does some good."‘ f **Everybody says it‘s wonderful that there is such a group as Amnesty Interâ€" national, but people seem to think there‘s nothing they can do themselves. ‘‘*But we depend on the grassroots. It‘s not the international heads and organizations that do things on their own. We try to motivate individuals and educate them, to let people know that there is something they can do, like the letterwriting."‘ Right now, the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo group of Amnesty International is lookâ€" ing for people who can write fluently in French or Arabic, since these are the languages used by the Morrocan govâ€" ernment. It costs nothing to join Amnesty Inâ€" ternational, other than the desire to help those whose human rights have been violated. ‘‘*You just need to have a real conâ€" viction that there are basic human rights for us all to enjoy,"" Jean says. There are 10 active members of Amâ€" nesty International in Wateriloo Region, with an additional 100 on their mailing list. With such a small group, it‘s been difficult to coâ€"ordinate â€" fundâ€"raising events to help out their cause. The expenses of the local group amount to only about $1,500 annually, of which $700 is sent to the internationâ€" al headquarters for research and to pay for the cost of monthly newsletters. Anybody interested in joining the Kâ€"W chapter of Amnesty International can do so by calling coâ€"ordinator Bob Nally at 884â€"3532 Waterloo Historical Society Museum co Kitchener Public Library, Queen Street North, KITCHENER, Ont. 10 Cents Historical Society