Swede jailed for Auschwitz 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.

Swede jailed for Auschwitz 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.

A spokesman for the Polish regional court in Krakow said a judge decided to approve a settlement that Anders Hogstrom reached with Polish prosecutors.

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