Duda: Polish Holocaust law may be hard to apply
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Poland's president says it may not be possible to punish anyone under the new law banning some statements about the Holocaust, especially if they are made abroad.
Andrzej Duda signed a bill Tuesday that calls for prison terms for people blaming Poland as a nation for Holocaust crimes committed by Nazi Germany. The law has led to a dispute with Israel, where it is seen as blocking free speech about the Holocaust.
Duda told a meeting of Poles who saved Jews from the Holocaust that in fact "the point is not to punish anyone. In the sense of punishment, it may prove unrealistic," especially if the statements are made outside Poland.
He said the law is a "signal that the Polish state sees a problem that hurts (us)."
