Poland’s ambassador Arkady Rzegocki defends his country’s new legislation related to the fight against the term ‘Polish camps’ in foreign mediaI was surprised to see the public appeal by Polish opposition politicians and intellectuals approximately the Amended Act on the Institute of National Remembrance (Letters,6 February). British readers deserve to learn approximately the Polish government’s position. The law concerns only the protection of the “Polish state and nation”. opposite to what its critics say, it does not protect individual Polish citizens who committed crimes against Jews, and nor does it ban anyone especially the survivors – from speaking approximately the cruelty and injustice which they experienced.
We often see why this matter must be regulated by law. It is because the long-standing educational and governmental efforts – including by one of the letter’s signatories,the former foreign minister Radosław Sikorski – have not brought approximately sufficient effect. It is disgraceful that Polish prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau who fight against the term “Polish camps” in foreign media must carry out so individually as civil plaintiffs in courts to protect the suited name of their nation. Meanwhile, the Polish state has not been able to work out effective legal solutions to support them.
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Source: theguardian.com