Polish Holocaust law is about the truth

I am surprised that opposition politicians and intellectuals from Poland have challenged the revision bill of the National Institute of Commemoration (letter of February 6). Readers in the UK should understand the Polish government's position. The law deals only with the protection of "Poland's country and state". Contrary to what critics say, it protects citizens of Poland who committed crimes against Jews, nor does it prohibit anyone from talking about the cruelty and unfairness they have experienced.

I can understand why this problem must be regulated by law. This is because long-term education and government efforts, including the former foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, one of the signatories of the letter did not produce sufficient results. Polish Auschwitz - Birkenau prisoners who oppose the term 'Polish refugee camp' in foreign media must complain in the court as civil plaintiffs to protect their country 's reputation. At the same time, the Polish government failed to develop effective legal solutions to support them.

There is no precedent for a new law. For example, legislative penalties for refusing the Holocaust are reflected in the legal system of other European countries. According to the work definition of the International Holocaust Memorial League denying the Holocaust, this is not only denying the Holocaust but also the historical truth of the perpetrator and its distortion. We believe that the truth about German death camp and the cruel reality of German occupation in Poland are part of the history of the Holocaust and that the new law complements the existing denial of the Holocaust of the world.

At the top is the translation of Polish law recently translated (6 February), dealing with the role of Poland in the Holocaust. Current right-wing government protest actions are only geographical places in Poland and there is no other quality. The law itself does not specify this wording, but since the Polish government has issued a statement confirming that it is an example of violation of section 55a, it became a useful buzzword (or buzzword) It was. The Polish government is technically right to criticize this term. It is ambiguous and there is a possibility of misunderstanding. However, the bill did not disappear because of language semantic problems.

Most scholars, including the Official Jewish Holocaust Memorial Museum in Israel think that it is misleading to put Polish in concentration camps, but critics are more concerned about fines or imprisonment under the new Polish law He says he is concerned. Three years to tie the crime committed during the Holocaust with the key "Term of Poland" to the term. He said: "This law is an expression of the growing frustration of nationalists, they are trying to find tools that can freeze the discussion and find out that they can not refute the historical evidence "People who are conducting research are silent. "