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Poland convicts 3 men in theft of Auschwitz sign
[March 18, 2010] WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A Polish court has convicted three men of the theft of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) sign from the Auschwitz memorial site last December.
Caption: This is a Feb. 12 file photo of Anders Hogstrom, left, a former neo-Nazi leader arrested in Sweden. A Swedish court ruled Thursday that he can be extradited to Poland, where he is suspected of being involved in the theft of the infamous Auschwitz sign. (AP file photo/Scanpix Sweden/Maja Suslin)
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The men were given prison sentences ranging from six months to 2 1/2 years. The court in Krakow said Thursday that the men confessed to the theft, which meant the case did not have to go to trial. |
