(ANSA) - WARSAW, FEB 1 - The Polish Senate ruled by the
conservative party Law and Justice (PIS) led by Jaroslaw
Kaczynski, despite opposition protests, passed the controversial
law under which you can condemn up to three years in jail those
who attribute co-responsibility for the Shoah to the Polish
state or deny the crimes committed during the Polish war by
Ukrainian nationalists.
In the vote, which took place just before 2am, 57 senators
voted in favour, 23 against, with 2 abstentions. To enter into
force, the law has to be signed by head of state Andrzej Duda.
This vote provoked a strong reaction in Israel. Israeli minister
Yoav Gallant called it ''a case of Shoah denial''. ''The
remembrance of 6 million Jews killed - he said on twitter, cited
by media - is stronger than any law; we will protect this
remembrance and we have learnt our lesson well: the ability to
defend ourselves with ourselves''. (ANSA).
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