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Poland mulls harsh Shoah claims law

August 6, 2015 12:20
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International Jewish organisations have welcomed moves by the Polish president to sideline legislation that aims to limit the ability of survivors and their heirs to recover property in Warsaw lost during the war.

The law being proposed sets a six-month deadline for those seeking restitution to complete all their property claims, and ends the practice of appointing a trustee to represent an heir who has not been identified.

The law would also remove the right of a claimant to seek certain categories of properties, including those in public use.

President Bronislaw Komorowski said he would not sign the legislation and referred it to a tribunal to examine whether it violated the constitution.