Court told Poland's 1981 state of martial law a necessary evil that averted disaster

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Oct. 3, 2008
Poland's last communist leader, Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski, told a court yesterday his decision in 1981 to declare martial law was a necessary "evil" that averted disaster and prepared the way for democracy.
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