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by gambiting 1220 days ago
I'm Polish as well, although I don't see how it makes a difference.

The problem is with this bit:

"Article 55: Whoever publicly and contrary to facts denies the crimes referred to in Article 1, point 1, shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment for up to 3 years. The sentence shall be made public"

It just says "contrary to fact". And as many experts have already pointed out, it allows the prosecutors to define what the "fact" is. Not historians. Today you can freely say that Poles have killed 400 Jews in Jedwabne and yeah maybe you won't get arrested. Tomorrow? With the way the current political system is going? I wouldn't be so sure.