1st Edition

Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986

By Andrzej Swidlicki Copyright 1988
434 Pages
by Routledge

434 Pages
by Routledge

434 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1988, Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986 describes the major political trials which took place in Poland between 1981 and 1986. Based on extensive original research using both official and unofficial information from Poland and interviews with Solidarity activists, it shows how the trials constituted an attempt by the Jaruzelski regime to break the back of the independent... Read more

Acknowledgement Introduction 1. The Rigours of Martial Law 2. The Trials of December 1981 Strikers 3. The Trials of the Internees 4. The Sedition Trials 5. The Trials of the Underground 6. The Basic Freedoms and the Courtroom 7. The Police and the Prosecution 8. The Prison System 9. Freedom Under the PPR Law Glossary of Terms Used in this Book Index

Biography

Andrzej Swidlicki