“Out with the commune”
We meet to pay tribute to the murdered, but besides to tell the fact about those who murdered said Karol Nawrocki during the ceremony. – Our national memory is on the side of the victims.
The president stated that Poland under communist regulation was evil and functioned as a russian colony in which power utilized Poles against their own nation. He pointed out that the celebrations of Gdynia service not only to pay homage to the murdered but besides to remind the fact about the perpetrators of these crimes. He stressed that national memory stands for victims and values of fact and justice, and opposes those who gave orders to kill people demanding dignity, freedom and solidarity.
He besides pointed out the link between the events of December 1970 and 1981, pointing to the character of Wojciech Jaruzelski, who served as Minister of National Defence during December ’70. According to the president, Jaruzelski's work includes both victims of martial law and victims of 1970 events, even though any modern political elite later portrayed him as a man of honor.
Karol Nawrocki concluded his speech, stressing that freedom is the merit of present and past generations, and then expressed his support for independent Poland and opposition to communism. After his speech, the gathered besides began chanting slogans condemning communism.
December Events
On December 17, 1970, around 6:00 p.m., in the Gdynia Shipyard area, troops and militia began shelling workers to work at the shipyard. They were people who followed the call of Deputy Prime Minister Stanisław Kociolek to return to the plants. 18 people died as a consequence of these events, and over 1,100 were injured.
The boiler, who in his tv speech called on workers to return to work, was aware that the yard's area would be blocked by the military. After the December events, he was removed from the Political Office of the KC PZPR, and then directed to a multi-annual diplomatic service, serving as the ambassador of the Polish People's Republic, among others, in Moscow, Tunisia and Luxembourg. From 1980 to 1982 he held the position of First Secretary of the Provincial Committee of PZPR in Warsaw.
