Poland’s last communist leader stands trial

Wojciech Jaruzelski, the communist general who declared martial law in 1981, ending Poland’s brief flirtation with freedom under the Solidarity labour union, went on trial on the 12 September 2008 with other retired officers and former party officials on charges of being part of a 'criminal conspiracy'.

BBC News, 12.9.08: Poland's former leader on trial http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7611690.stm

Polskie News, 12.9.08: Trial against Jaruzelski begins http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/?id=91273

France24, 12.9.08: Trial restarts of Poland's last communist leader Jaruzelski http://www.france24.com/en/20080912-trial-restarts-polands-last-communist-leader-jaruzelski-0

Website: Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) http://www.ipn.gov.pl/portal/en/

Spiegel Online International, 12.9.08: Ex-Communist Leader Indicted in Poland http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,577922,00.html

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