Jaruzelski appears in court for role in Gdansk shipyard massacre of 1970

The long-postponed trial of 10 people, including Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, accused of inciting the massacre of striking shipyard workers in Gdansk in December 1970, may once again encounter new difficulties as four of the accused have filed a motion demanding that the prosecutor's office gather more evidence. The court will decide whether Jaruzelski, who was defense minister in 1970, should be held responsible for the deaths of 44 workers shot by security forces during protests against food price hikes. The general, who could face life in prison if found guilty, declined to make any comments when leaving the courtroom. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 8; Zycie, p. 4) J.K.