A Polish judge says three men found guilty last month in the theft of the notorious Auschwitz sign failed to show up to start their prison sentences.
Rafal Lisak, a judge at the Krakow court that convicted the men, says they were due at a prison in Wloclawek on April 20 but didn’t appear.
The three men were given sentences in March ranging from 18 months to 21⁄2 years for their roles in the theft of the Nazi death camp sign “Arbeit macht frei,” German for “Work sets you free.”
Lisak says it is normal procedure for people with sentences shorter than three years to be released from custody before their prison terms.
He said police will try to track down and arrest the men. The sign was stolen in December. — ap