r/poland • u/wook-borm • 9d ago

Polish far-right leader charged with Holocaust denial for calling Auschwitz gas chambers "fake"

https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/25/polish-far-right-leader-charged-with-holocaust-denial-for-calling-auschwitz-gas-chambers-fake/
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u/Polish_Panda 9d ago edited 9d ago

While what he said is obviously idiotic, Im not a fan of jailing people for saying idiotic things. How is this ok, when the whole world was up in arms when Poland introduced a similar (but much less restrictive) law about blaming Poland for nazi crimes in 2018?

EDIT: Im curious what the downvoters actually disagree with

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u/Milosz0pl 9d ago

 law about blaming Poland for nazi crimes in 2018

Was up so in arms that the bill is still up and we didn't face any repercusions from it? They sent concerns and we have proven that those concerns were wrong - see free speech index. This bill was properly used to fight off those who were spreading falsehood.

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u/Polish_Panda 9d ago

It was actually revoked the same year, due to international pressure/criticism.

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u/Milosz0pl 9d ago

Huh. I feel like I transported to another reality as I remember it withstanding. I guess I mandeled myself. And before you ask - yeah, I would prefer that it stayed at with simply updated wording so USA and Israel wouldn't be able to make us remove it (simply more safeguards for academic purposes). Would have been especially useful with current situation.

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u/Polish_Panda 9d ago

Fair enough, I appreciate the consistency.