U.S. Knew Where Dissident Hid, Poland Charges

WARSAW —  Poland announced today that captured underground Solidarity leader Zbigniew Bujak will be charged with plotting to overthrow the government and accused the U.S. Embassy of knowing the last address of the nation’s most wanted fugitive.

The U.S. Embassy denied that it had known of Bujak’s hiding place.

“The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw had absolutely no knowledge of his whereabouts,” Embassy spokesman Paul Smith said. “The government spokesman’s insinuation that we did know where Bujak was hiding is pure fantasy.”

Urban said the charges Bujak faces carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.