"It was not little evil, it was betrayal of the Polish nation and evil in pure form," said Karol Nawrocki during the ceremony on the anniversary of the martial law in Poland. The president stressed that "Poland will never forget the victims of the martial law or its perpetrators".
The president participated on Saturday on the Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw in a solemn inflammation "Light of Liberty" In 44th anniversary of the introduction of martial law in Poland.
"Our freedom did not yet take distant our partitions and light of freedom in Polish hearts and in Polish souls inactive shine. The lights of freedom did not quench 2 occupations, planet War II, and the Polish light of freedom did not quench the colonists and traitors of the Polish Republic after 1945. The light of freedom did not quench the martial law and the junta of Wojciech Jaruzelski. due to the fact that it's The light of freedom was inactive burning in the hearts of the Polish nationUnfortunately, it was besides burned by shed blood. Yes, Polish blood watered the light of freedom so that we could live in the free, independent Republic of Poland - said the President.
"The traitor of the nation through the communist junta". president of War State
He reminded me of the words Pope John Paul II June 1979: "Let Your Spirit descend and renew the face of the earth. This land." - The Holy Spirit descended, a large 1 arose Solidarity - said Nawrocki, reminding that it was the first independent trade union in the russian bloc, from which a large social movement was created, which brought together nearly 10 million people. As he pointed out, they were different people - on the 1 hand clear anti-communists, and on the another hand those who, thanks to Solidarity, were given a large life and past chance to stand on the side of decency, dignity, solidarity and justice, against communist dictatorship, propaganda and demolition of the economy.
The president stressed that the Solidarity movement was not directed against anyone, but towards everyone, and aimed to repair the state, but the consequence to it was brutal martial law. He reminded, among others, of nearly 10,000 people convicted of draconian sentences and millions of Poles who left the country under severe repression, as well as economic, social, economical and political demolition experienced by Poland at the time.
- The martial law was no little evil, it was evil in pure essence, betrayal of the Polish nation by the communist junta - he said.
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- This crime we're mentioning today, burning the light of freedom and the light of remembrance to the victims of the martial law, in whose name We can't forgiveon behalf of which We can't forget, due to the fact that they were killed, murdered, in the streets of Polish cities by the hands of Polish traitors and communists, on orders Wojciech Jaruzelski, who introduced martial law, stated the President. He said that at the time they were murdered both publically - as in "Uncle" Mine - and secretly.
Nawrocki noted that Poland will never forget the victims of martial law or its perpetrators. He said that he thought that after 1989 Poland cut off from the evil communist system.
- And returned on 13 December, rather recently, he returned on 13 December, post-communists with marginal social support through political and organization puzzles get the most crucial functions in the Polish state - he said. He added that "after this 13 December, safety officials are restored and what they have extinguished is the light of freedom, retirement privileges are restored", while the heroes of our freedom frequently live worse than those who wanted to enslave us.
- The president of Poland will never agree to the deficiency of historical justice. Long live Poland, off with the commune - said Nawrocki, finishing the speech.
Anniversary of martial law in Poland. Nawrocki met with opponents
In Piłsudski Square, before the white and red-lit by the Papal Cross, a cross was arranged from white and red candles. Behind the Cross there were Polish flags, at which the scouts performed honoraries. The celebrations began with a minute of silence and a handover by the scouts to the president and deputy president of the IPN by Dr. Karol Polejowski, who was placed before the Papal Cross after ignition.
After the authoritative part of the ceremony, president Karol Nawrocki met with oppositionists, representatives of the diplomatic corps and scouts, and then knew the outdoor exhibition "Unknown - Nationalist. 1925-2025".
Prior to the arrival of president Nawrocki, a documentary movie entitled 'Teller' was released by the IPN in which communist opposition activist Stanislaw Plewako mentioned demonstrations of oppositionists at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the 1970s. Fr Tomasz Trzaska and Fr Marcin Janoch led a common prayer for victims of martial law and their families.
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The martial law introduced on 13 December 1981 meant restrictions on civilian liberties (including censorship of correspondence, prohibition of assembly and stay in public places during night hours) and extraordinary powers for the military and militia.
On that day from 6 am Polish Radio and tv broadcast a speech by Wojciech Jaruzelski, in which he informed about the constitution of the Military National Rescue Council and the introduction of martial law throughout the country. At the same time, the militia had already detained people throughout the country, who were considered to be peculiarly dangerous. Among them were not only Solidarity leaders and political activists.
At 7 a.m. on 13 December 2,874 people were detained, or about 2 thirds of the 4318 selected to intern. The exact number of people who have died as a consequence of martial law is unknown. Presented lists of victims number from respective twelve to over a 100 names. besides unknown is the number of people who lost their wellness during this period due to persecution, beating during an investigation or during street demonstrations.
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