Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he will sign a bill into law that makes it illegal to ascribe responsibility to Poles for Nazi crimes committed in World War II.
The controversial law — known as the Amended Act on the Institute of National Remembrance — was approved in the Senate last week, despite strong international opposition.
Duda confirmed on Tuesday he would sign the bill then refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal, which will examine whether it violates the Polish constitution.
The purpose of the legislation is to counter accusations of Polish complicity and antisemitism during the war, which the government deems unfair.
“We have to send a clear signal to the world that we won’t allow for Poland to continue being insulted,” Deputy Justice Minister Patryk Jaki said in parliament last week.
