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| British teenagers face trial over 'Auschwitz theft' items | British teenagers face trial over 'Auschwitz theft' items |
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| Two British teenagers accused of stealing artefacts from Auschwitz during a school trip to Poland are to face a trial, prosecutors have said. | Two British teenagers accused of stealing artefacts from Auschwitz during a school trip to Poland are to face a trial, prosecutors have said. |
| The pupils, from the independent Perse School in Cambridge, were allegedly seen by guards picking up buttons and fragments of a spoon from the ground. | |
| In June, the school said they had been fined after admitting responsibility. | |
| But Polish prosecutors said the pair had changed their minds and would now face a trial. | But Polish prosecutors said the pair had changed their minds and would now face a trial. |
| The 17 year olds have withdrawn their admission of guilt, explaining that they were not aware that the items had special cultural significance. | The 17 year olds have withdrawn their admission of guilt, explaining that they were not aware that the items had special cultural significance. |
| The artefacts, which also included a rusted hair clipper and glass fragments, were allegedly picked up in an area where new arrivals at the Nazi death camp were stripped of their belongings. | |
| Krakow Regional Prosecutor's office spokeswoman Boguslawa Marcinkowska said the indictment had been sent on Tuesday to the Regional Court in Krakow. | Krakow Regional Prosecutor's office spokeswoman Boguslawa Marcinkowska said the indictment had been sent on Tuesday to the Regional Court in Krakow. |
| She said it was likely the pupils would have to appear in court as they had changed their position and their intention to voluntarily submit to punishment. | She said it was likely the pupils would have to appear in court as they had changed their position and their intention to voluntarily submit to punishment. |
| The maximum penalty for the crime is a 10-year prison sentence. | The maximum penalty for the crime is a 10-year prison sentence. |
| No-one at the Perse School was available for comment. | |
| Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp | Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp |
| Life in the city of Auschwitz | Life in the city of Auschwitz |