Poland amends controversial Holocaust law to remove fines or jail time
Warsaw — On Wednesday, Poland’s prime minister proposed an amendment to a controversial Holocaust law that has stoked tension with Israel by imposing jail terms on anyone ascribing co-responsibility of the Polish state for German Nazi war crimes, a senior aide said. The amendment is designed to remove fines or criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for anyone found guilty of ascribing Nazi crimes to the Polish state. "We are departing from criminal penalisation that may divert attention from the goal" of the legislation, Michal Dworczyk, a chief aide to right-wing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, told public broadcaster Polish Radio. "It must be remembered that this goal was and is to defend the good name of Poland and historical truth." The law, passed by Poland’s Senate in February, currently sets fines or up to three years in jail for anyone ascribing "responsibility or co-responsibility to the Polish nation or state for crimes committed by the German Third Reich". T...
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