Poland's last communist chief on trial for shootings

Poland's last communist leader, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, is due in court charged with ordering the shooting deaths of 44 shipyard workers.

Poland's last communist leader, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, is due in court charged with ordering the shooting deaths of 44 shipyard workers.

The trial is part of Poland's long-running effort to call the old communist regime to account for its crimes.

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