1.   Along the way he personally conducted interrogations of errant party comrades, some of whom were executed.

2.   He also recommended to his party comrades that they boycott any election event that includes Greens members.

3.   His party comrades were less certain, though.

4.   Maslyukov is the highest-placed Communist in government, and his party comrades in parliament have been calling for strict state controls over the media.

5.   The espionage allegations against Oleksy surfaced in December after President Lech Walesa lost his re-election bid to Aleksander Kwasniewski, a close friend and a party comrade of Oleksy.

6.   The espionage allegations were leveled in Parliament in December after President Lech Walesa lost his re-election bid to Aleksander Kwasniewski, a close friend and party comrade of Oleksy.

7.   The espionage allegations were leveled in parliament after President Lech Walesa lost his re-election bid last year to Aleksander Kwasniewski, a close friend and party comrade of Oleksy.

8.   Their party comrades immediately cried foul.

9.   There at midday Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams arrived, surrounded by party comrades.

10.   Officials said the arrested men were escorting the police to the hideout of party comrades in the area.