IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

What really happened in Bydgoszcz

· Socialist Challenge No. 191, 2 April 1981 · pp. 5-6 of the scan · 420 words

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want a regeneration of the listen without Dally pleasure because they are not used to it. They think we should always applaud the First Secretary's speeches without questioning if it Is rigni. They would not shout in the hall that he is an idiot or that he tells lies.

It was over these problems of manner and not of substance that they expelled me tron the Dally — it was a bit like the Inquisition. Sunday, I was told that 1 must attend a meeting on Monday. On the Monday they expelled me, and on the same day Ine factory organisation rejected it.

Hence 1 am the only party secretary who is not in the party! Of course l appealed in writing but it is Bydgoszcz WUS masterminded by Olszowski leader Stanislaw were both out of the country. other Solidarity to manoeuvres were in guaranteed to provoke a defiant response.

meeting Bydgoszcz the Council voted to The police attack on Solidarity members in Politburo premeditated hard-liner Stefan GOVOCULION Olszowski and implemented by the secret police.

picked his time carefully. Party Kania and premier Jaruzelski Lech Walesa and leaders were about to leave on a Warsaw Pact military progress in Poland.

rurinermore Byagoszcz branch of Solidarity is particularly militant and police violence there was The police violence occurred on 19 March at a District Council, which Solidarity delegates had been invited. When postpone the part of the meeting in which Solidarity had the greatest interest, the Solidarity delegates insisted on staying put and continuing the meeting with some remaining Council members.

Later in the evening the local prosecutor arrived and insisted on Solidarity members leaving the hall. When they asked for more time the police and secret police were sent in to eject them.

The secret police systematically beat up the Solidarity members, hospitalising Jan Rulewski, Bydgoszcz Solidarity president and a member of Solidarity's national commission. jured were local farmers, old, Barcoszcze, concussion. He is not expected to survive.

Since the attack Solidarity has demanded the dismissal of all those responsible for the violence, including Deputy Prime Minister Stanislaw Mach, who was present at the Bydgoszcz meeting and dia nothing io halt the violence. So far only one per son, Edward Berger, chairperson of the provincial council in Bydgoszcz has offered to resign.

Most of the inincluding one o/ year who had a heart attack and brain Solidarity member after the security police attack Socialist Challenge 2 April 1981 Page!

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