Israelis sentenced for theft of Auschwitz mementoes

[Poll_Blind]

Source: Reuters

WARSAW, June 25 (Reuters) - An Israeli couple have been given suspended jail sentences for the theft of historic artifacts from the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, Poland's PAP news agency quoted a prosecutor as saying on Saturday.

"They have voluntarily accepted a two-year suspended jail sentence and agreed to pay a mandatory contribution towards the preservation of monuments," Deputy District Prosecutor Mariusz Slomka said, without specifying the amount.

After all formalities are dealt with, the 60-year-old man and his 57-year-old wife will be free to leave Poland, he said.

The couple had been charged earlier on Saturday with the theft of mementos of particular cultural importance, an offense that carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence.

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Israelis+sentenced+theft+Auschwitz+mementoes/5006148/story.html

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:wtf:

PB

[aquart]

1. "mementos of particular cultural importance"

Okay, that was an absolute LOL. Who's entitled to the evidence of murder? Wasn't some bit left from one of my family, was it?

[tabasco]

2. Future generations of earthlings.

Next question?

[DavidDvorkin]

3. It could be a clumsy translation from Polish, or

perhaps the law is phrased in a very general way so that it will cover a broad range of thefts of historical and cultural artifacts.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. You think these people were right to steal these artifacts from the site

???

:shrug:

I don't understand your position here.

[RSillsbee]

5. I think we don't have enough information.

What was stolen? Why? What was their intent?

[Bodhi BloodWave]

7. would the intent really matter when it comes to theft of historic significance?

I could see an argument if it was an argument about food and a starving family, but not in this situation

[izquierdista]

8. Too lazy to follow the link?

"the couple took nine items including spoons, knives, scissors and porcelain bottle stoppers they had found in a storage room of prisoner belongings"

In other words, they had sticky fingers while passing a display case.

[tomm2thumbs]

6. from the link

...the couple took nine items including spoons, knives, scissors and porcelain bottle stoppers...

[formercia]

9. Stealing from the Dead

Maybe they thought a Seance was in order.