"The chief dictators and murderers like Wojciech Jaruzelski and Czesław Kiszczak have never been held liable for the execution of nearly 100 victims of the martial law," said president Karol Nawrocki during his speech at the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the "Uncle" mine. "We anticipate historical justice and that (...) victims should be called victims and executioners - he added.
Commemoration ceremonies were held in Katowice 44th anniversary of the pacification of the "Uncle" mineThe top tragedy of martial law. In his speech, the president Karol Nawrocki emphasized the importance of memory, the ideals of "Solidarity" and the necessity of historical justice.
The strike in the mine Uncle broke out on December 14, 1981. Protesters demanded, among others, the release of the detainee president of the NSZZ "Solidarity" committee of Jan Ludwiczak and another internees, the cancellation of martial law and compliance with agreements concluded by the government in August and September 1980. Power decided to strangle the rebellion by force.
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On 16 December, following the start of the crowd collected at the mine, the militia and the ZOMO began pacification of the mine. teardrop gases and smoke candles were fired towards the plant, and strikers were poured with cannon water. The mine barrier was breached by tanks, officers, including ZOMO peculiar platoon, armed with device guns, entered the site. Shots fired at strikers. Six miners died at the site, 3 others died later in hospitals.
Karol Nawrocki: We look forward to historical justice
The president indicated that it was in the "Uncle" mine that the essence of the Solidarity movement was recorded. - Here's a communicative of the actual ideals of Solidarity. Those who say, 1 another's burden to bear. And those ideals of Solidarity that sent peace, prayer, ideas, values against tanks," he said.
Speaking of victims of pacification, Karol Nawrocki addressed the families of the fallen miners directly. "I know these 9 résumés, and in these résumés I see hard work, the desire to live in Poland, which was then. There was no readiness to kill another Pole (...) there was a desire to survive, hard work, change their place of residence, to work in this mine to safe the destiny of their wives, their children - he stated.
In the remainder of the speech, the president referred to the settlement of martial law crimes after 1989. – Murderers for communes were not convicted and those who had the strength and courage to protest – another miners were pursued. No 1 was convicted before '89 of premeditated execution of 9 people, but no conviction after 1989. It was not until the 21st century that the symbolic sentences were sentenced. How can you get a conviction of 4 or six years in prison erstwhile you shoot an innocent man? How can 1 talk of freedom, the regulation of law erstwhile in the 21st century those who murdered and spilled blood on Polish miners did not stand trial? They murdered their brothers, Poles - he emphasized.
There were besides words of criticism against the authorities of the III Republic and the failure to account for the highest representatives of communist authorities. - Chief dictators and murderers like Wojciech Jaruzelski and Czesław Kiszczak They were never held liable for the execution of nearly 100 victims of the martial law," he said.
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"And those who present want to teach us democracy, freedom, Europeanism called dictator Wojciech Jaruzelski a man of honour and with honors they hid him. That's not what freedom looks like, and this communicative is here present at the Uncle Mine. We anticipate historical justice and freedom to be called freedom, victims - victims, and executioners - executioners. This is what our present and our future need, due to the fact that Poles and Slaves are people of truth, justice and freedom.
The president besides referred to Stefan Żeromski's words, answering a hypothetical question about The sense of returning to a painful past.
We celebrated the centenary of Stefan Żeromski's death a fewer weeks ago. any people will say that after today’s speech and after today’s celebrations, why scratch the wounds? What's with the memory? Why are we gathering today? any supporters of national amnesia will say: but it is not right for the president of Poland to tell what it is, due to the fact that it is not a search for a language of dialog and common social communication. Stefan Żeromski, who did not know communism, who was not an anti-communist, erstwhile wrote very wise words: yes, Sometimes you gotta scratch your wounds so they don't shuffle around with a shell of contempt and a shell of memory.. The contempt is that in the 21st century Poland restores pension privileges to safety officials, that victims and families of victims frequently live worse than communist killers. That's why we remember.
"Without this memory it is impossible to build a just, democratic and free Poland. The eternal memory of the murdered miners from the Uncle. Long live Poland, off with the commune - the president concluded the speech.
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