Trial reopens of Jaruzelski on charges linked to 1970 shooting deaths

The trial of several former leading politicians accused of responsibility fo r the deaths that occurred in Wybrzeze during worker protests in December 19 70 has reopened, after an interruption lasting four months. The original tr ial had to be suspended due to the illness of the chief presiding judge. Amo ng those standing trial are General Wojciech Jaruzelski, who was at the time Defense Minister. He is accused of giving the orders to open fire, as a resu lt of which 29 protesters were killed. Also in the dock is former deputy Pri me Minister Stanislaw Kociolek, who is accused of deliberately creating the circumstances that led to the deaths of 13 people and the wounding of many o thers. The proceedings have started again from the beginning, in accordance with a request from three of the accused, with prosecutor Bogdan Szegda read ing the charges for the second time. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) M.T.