Walesa accused of collaboration

Warsaw - The political comeback of Poland's first post-communist president, Mr Lech Walesa, has been complicated by renewed accusations…

Warsaw - The political comeback of Poland's first post-communist president, Mr Lech Walesa, has been complicated by renewed accusations of collaboration with secret police, the Polish media reported yesterday.

At a hearing on Wednesday documents were submitted that claim that Mr Walesa began collaborating with the SB secret police in 1970.

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