Afghan deaths - attempt at cover-up revealed

After close examination of the evidence presented by the prosecutors, the judge concluded the case was "strong", although he declined to give any details. The most compelling evidence is reportedly contained in the testimonies of Afghan villagers and in the computer records of mortar fire. Meanwhile, a Polish Army general, speaking on condition of anonymity, told a newspaper there had been attempts to cover up the massacre, both by the army commanders in Afghanistan and in Poland. "The monitoring procedures are so tight that it is impossible to conceal anything like this." The soldiers originally claimed they had been ambushed by Taliban militants and were pursuing them into the village where the massacre occurred by a terrible accident, who subsequently admitted there was no enemy attack. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) R.M.