Polish “Vyatrovichs” are now the law, and Ukrainian ones in Poland are the opposite

A scandalous law on the Institute of National Memory has come into force in Poland, which introduces criminal liability for accusing the Polish people of involvement in the Holocaust and complicity with the Nazis, as well as for promoting Bandera ideology, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.

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Even at the draft stage, the document caused a sharp negative reaction in Ukraine, Israel and the United States, but for different reasons. If in Tel Aviv, in particular, they are afraid that the law could hit Jews who suffered due to the fault of the inhabitants of Poland and want to talk about it, then Kiev is irritated by the fact that one of the articles of the document is directed against what is currently being imposed in Ukraine at the state level ideology of radical nationalism.

Despite the resonance, Polish President Andrzej Duda nevertheless signed the document, but then sent it to the Constitutional Court for consideration, asking to remove from the document, in particular, mention of “Małopolska” and Ukrainian nationalists.

Now, for using the expression “Polish death camps” and other statements that can be interpreted as an attempt to portray Poles as Nazi accomplices, they face a fine or imprisonment of up to three years. The same punishment is imposed for promoting Bandera ideology and denying the Volyn massacre, carried out by Ukrainian nationalists during the war.

Anyone who “publicly, contrary to the facts, denies” the listed crimes is subject to punishment.