Jail term after Nazi sign theft

A SWEDISH man has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for instigating the theft last year of the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free) sign from the former Auschwitz death camp.

Anders Hogstrom, confessed to involvement in the theft in December 2009, was convicted of instigating it.

Two Polish men were convicted of involvement in stealing the sign and given sentences of up to two-and-a-half years.