Murdo Fraser appeared to suggest he had had to bite his tongue at points during the past few years when he noted that he had remained utterly loyal as Annabel Goldie's deputy, despite occasional private differences.
Set against the harsh tongue and poor syntax of his predecessor, Mr Walesa, the nattily dressed, sound-bite-loving ex-communist looked the more modern man that the country was in need of.
He also had bruised ribs, back, left and right testes, lips and bite marks on his tongue as well as bleeding and water on the brain, the report is quoted by AFP news agency as saying.