WARSAW, Poland — A Swedish man was sentenced Thursday to two years and eight months in prison for instigating the theft a year ago of the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” (“Work Sets You Free”) sign from the former Auschwitz death camp.
A judge at a regional court in the southern Polish city of Krakow approved a settlement that Anders Hogstrom, 35, had reached with prosecutors, said court spokesman Rafal Lisak.
Hogstrom had confessed to involvement in the December 2009 theft and was convicted of instigating it. He is expected to be transferred to Sweden in the coming weeks to serve his term, Lisak said.
Three other Poles involved in the case were convicted of secondary roles in the theft and given prison terms in March.
The sign was replaced by a replica after the theft.
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