Poland approves bill outlawing phrase 'Polish death camps'

The Polish government has approved a new bill that foresees prison terms of up to three years for anyone who uses phrases like “Polish death camps” to refer to Auschwitz and other camps that Nazi Germany operated in occupied Poland during the second world war.

The justice department said the Prime Minister Beata Szydło’s cabinet approved the legislation on Tuesday.

The Guardian said it is expected to pass easily in the parliament, where the nationalistic ruling party Law and Justice enjoys a majority.

Poles reportedly fear that as the war grows more distant, younger generations will incorrectly assume that Poles had a role in the death camps.