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Frasyniuk, who received the longest sentence, said in his final statement: "Martial law was introduced to enslave society, but the defendants here represent that part of society that never accepted martial law."
That "part of the society" is the entire Polish working class. Throughout the trial-despite the stepped-up repression in recent months-leaflets demanding the release of all the political prisoners were being massively distributed by the Solidarity underground in Warsaw and Gdansk.
In keeping with their denunciation of the trial proceedings as a frame-up, the three defendants declined to beg the court for leniency.
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