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Polish reporter probed by police over story about Poles’ role in Holocaust

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Published: 9 February 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Katarzyna Markusz questioned on suspicion of violating a law against defaming the country after an anonymous complaint over a 2020 article; she faces up to three years in jail

Polish journalist quizzed by police for writing that Poles were involved in the Holocaust (Haaretz)
‘How can you be offended by the truth?’ asks Katarzyna Markusz, after being asked by Warsaw police if an article she wrote last October was intended to slander the good name of the nation

Polish police probe journalist for writing about Poles’ Holocaust complicity (Times of Israel)
Katarzyna Markusz questioned on suspicion of violating law against defaming country after anonymous complaint filed over 2020 article; faces up to three years in jail

Holocaust research could hinge on Polish libel case (US ABC)
Two renowned Holocaust historians are being sued for $US27,000
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