The newly passed Polish Holocaust law will not lead to criminal charges, according to a government minister.
The law, which takes effect at the end of the month, criminalizes claims that the Polish nation or state are responsible for Nazi crimes.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Bartosz Cichocki says in an interview on Polish television that no criminal charges will be brought against offenders, but Poland will require some remedy for untrue statements, The Associated Press reports.
Poland will “react, demand clarifications, argue against them, but no means of prosecution will be implemented,” Cichocki says on TVN24.
The law, which has been sent to the country’s Constitutional Court for review, provides for jail sentences of up to three years for violations, such as using the term “Polish death camp.”
— JTA
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