Word: jaruzelski
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...testimony came none too soon for Poland's Communist government. Although Polish Premier General Wojciech Jaruzelski has promised the trial will not be a whitewash, many Poles believe that the government will now be able to declare that justice has been served and that a widespread investigation is unnecessary. While Piotrowski's confession shielded the powerful, it increased the chance that he would receive the death sentence. He appeared ready and willing to drag Pietruszka down with...
...spectacle of a secret-police officer being called to account for crimes against a dissident priest was a unique event in a Soviet-bloc country. But as the courtroom drama unfolded, questions remained about just how far the government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski was prepared to go if testimony implicates high officials in the regime. Said a skeptical former activist for Solidarity: "Those who really put Father Popieluszko to death will not sit on the defendants' bench...
...killing shocked fervently religious Poland and gave a measure of new life to the faltering opposition movement. It has also proved a major embarrassment for the government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski, who publicly vowed to do everything possible to get to the bottom of the crime. Last week the government presented its case in court...
...confrontation came at a time when Poland is mired in political stalemate. The government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski has shown itself incapable of winning the support of more than a fraction-perhaps 10%-of the population; the opposition, still centered in the banned Solidarity movement, is divided over questions of leadership and tactics and lacks the power to force the government into a dialogue. Walesa may have been trying to give the opposition a fresh sense of purpose last week. Before the demonstration he circulated copies of a speech that he planned but was unable to deliver at the monument...
...Poland, "society is paralyzed with terror and people are worn out by hopelessness." As the subdued crowd joined in reciting prayers and singing patriotic hymns, two youths climbed the church's iron fence to put up a new banner. The message: O LORD, FORGIVE THEM. But as Jaruzelski knows, it will take more than sincere words to make national reconciliation a reality in Poland...