Poland: Holocaust law designed to ‘protect historic truth’

1 February 2018, 4:15 pm

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Poland’s Foreign Ministry says the new legislation to regulate Holocaust speech is intended to “fight all forms of denying and distorting the truth about the Holocaust as well as belittling the responsibility of its actual perpetrators.”

In a statement, the ministry says the “main goal” of the legislation, which still needs the approval by the president, is to “protect historic truth” and expresses hope that it will not affect Poland’s strategic partnership with the US.

The US administration has asked Poland to rethink the proposed legislation saying it could “undermine free speech and academic discourse” and strain ties with the US and Israel.

— AP