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Polish prosecutors investigate far-right lawmaker for comments on Auschwitz

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors launched a preliminary investigation after a far-right lawmaker described the gas chambers at the Auschwitz death camp as a “fake.”

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Polish prosecutors investigate far-right lawmaker for comments on Auschwitz

FILE - Confederation candidate Grzegorz Braun appears at a convention in Katowice, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)


WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors launched a preliminary investigation after a far-right lawmaker described the gas chambers at the Auschwitz death camp as a “fake.”

Grzegorz Braun, a member of the European Parliament, has previously been accused of antisemitism, and in parliament with a fire extinguisher in 2023. He was a presidential candidate who won more than 6% of the votes in the first round of the election earlier this year.

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